Talk:Australia wins its first medal of the Paralympics with shooting bronze

Finals
Athletes have 8 minutes to warm up and practice during the finals. These competitors can hold the rile themselves. While event is called standing, everyone either sites on a stool or in a wheelchair in this particular one. --LauraHale (talk) 10:46, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

After warm up, they had to unload. The range was declared safe and the finalists were introduced in ascending order of qualifying scores with Kosmala first (in lane 8) and Smith in lane 4. --LauraHale (talk)

Wolfghang Hess and Paul Young in charge of stuff for scoring and on the floor. --LauraHale (talk) 10:56, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Competitors had 2 and a half minutes to do a final check of their siting on their guns.

The gold medal would be the first awarded at the Games. No other sports had given out medals yet. --LauraHale (talk) 10:59, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

During that 2 and a half minutes, almost everyone had one or two red (7 or fewer points) ones except Zhang.

After the last siting done, players unloaded.

Each competition shot run at the same time.

Zhang is in the first lane and Keatjaatkul in lane two. First shot was 1: 10.7, 2: 10.2, 3: 10.2, 4:10.7, 8:8.6. Koslama last and Smith tied in first. --LauraHale (talk) 11:02, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Second: 1:10.6, 4:10.7, 7:10.1, 8:9.7. Seventh lane is Schmermund.

In third shot, 1:10.4 2:10.5, 3:10.1, 4:9.2, 6:10.4, 7:10.0 and 8:10.8. After this round, order for places is lanes 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,5.

In fourth round: 1:10.0, 2:9.1, 3:9.9, 4: 9.7, 5:9.8, 6:10.3, 7:10.5, 8:9.6. Order is now 1,3,2,4,7,6,8,5.

In fifth round (shot 5), 2:9.9, 3:10.1,  4:9.6, 1:10.8, 5:10.4, 6:10.0, 7:10.3, 8:10.2. Order is 1,3,2,7,4,6,5,8.

After 9th round, places: 1,7,2,6,4,5,3,8. --LauraHale (talk) 11:19, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Medalists: Zhang, Schmedmund, Smith! --LauraHale (talk) 11:21, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Results from IPC
Shooting Women's R2-10m Air Rifle Standing - SH1 Final Results THU 30 AUG 2012 9:00 Royal Artillery Barracks SHW101000_74A 1.0 Report Created THU 30 AUG 2012 12:23 (Qualification) (Finals) WR 399 KIM Im-Yeon KOR 6 JUL 2002 Seoul (KOR) FWR 499.3 KIM Im-Yeon KOR 6 JUL 2002 Seoul (KOR) PR 393 KIM Im-Yeon KOR 19 OCT 2000 Sydney, NSW (AUS) FPR 497.1 KIM Im-Yeon KOR 19 OCT 2000 Sydney, NSW (AUS) Rank Bib No IPC No. Name NPC Code Series 1 2 3 4 Total Remarks 1 1051 11705 ZHANG Cuiping CHN 99 98 99 100 396-34x PR 104.9 500.9 FWR FPR Finals shots: 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.0 10.8 10.4 10.8 10.4 10.5 10.3 2 1132 9996 SCHMERMUND Manuela GER 98 100 96 97 391-24x 102.6 493.6 Finals shots: 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.6 10.6 9.5 3 1011 14997 SMITH Natalie AUS 98 99 97 98 392-24x 100.4 492.4 Finals shots: 10.7 10.7 9.2 9.7 9.6 10.7 10.1 9.6 9.6 10.5 4 1212 10052 LEE Yunri KOR 98 96 99 98 391-24x 101.3 492.3 Finals shots: 10.2 9.7 10.4 10.3 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.4 10.3 10.0 5 1311 13761 KEATJARATKUL Wasana THA 99 98 97 99 393-26x 99.3 492.3 Finals shots: 10.2 9.9 10.5 9.1 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.1 9.8 6 1211 10051 LEE Yoojeong KOR 98 97 97 99 391-26x 100.9 491.9 Finals shots: 9.9 9.3 9.6 9.8 10.4 10.4 9.8 10.8 10.2 10.7 7 1295 9867 VADOVICOVA Veronika SVK 100 97 98 98 393-26x 98.3 491.3 Finals shots: 10.2 9.7 10.1 9.9 10.1 9.7 8.8 9.1 10.6 10.1 8 1008 10012 KOSMALA Elizabeth AUS 99 96 98 98 391-23x 97.7 488.7 Finals shots: 8.6 9.7 10.8 9.6 10.2 8.9 9.6 10.6 9.9 9.8 9 1112 9773 COATES Deanna GBR 99 98 98 94 389-23x 10 1043 11683 DANG Shibei CHN 98 98 97 96 389-18x 11 1302 9815 HELSINGER Lotta SWE 94 97 97 99 387-19x 12 1110 9769 BUTLER Karen GBR 97 97 95 95 384-21x 13 1046 11685 HE Huan CHN 98 96 96 94 384-20x 14 1100 10094 FISCHER Delphine FRA 94 96 95 97 382-17x 15 1127 9992 HILTROP Natascha GER 96 93 97 95 381-18x 16 1118 9772 PANKHURST Amanda GBR 95 94 94 97 380-17x 17 1251 10146 SZULC Jolanta POL 96 94 92 92 374-11x 18 1177 11696 AL-WAELI Farah IRQ 92 94 94 93 373-12x 19 1190 9891 CIANI Azzurra ITA 91 95 91 92 369- 9x LEGEND Bib No Bib Number FPR Final Paralympic Record (Qualification + Final round) FWR Final World Record (Qualification + Final round) IPC No. IPC Number PR Paralympic Record in Qualification round WR World Record in Qualification round x Inner Ten Page 1 / 1

KOSMALA
Libby Kosmala other place information is good as APC people like me put huge amounts of work into it. Beyond that, IPC data stuff on+ says:

KOSMALA Elizabeth Related Participant News Profile Date of Birth: 08 JUL 1942 Gender: Female Place of Birth: ADELAIDE, Australia Residence: - Sport: Shooting Event(s): Women's R2-10m Air Rifle Standing - SH1 Final Rank: 8 Mixed R3-10m Air Rifle Prone - SH1 Participant's Portrait HISTORICAL RESULTS Competition Highlights [Explanation of Competition Highlights (click to open/close)] Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result Paralympic Games 1	Air Rifle 3 Positions 2-6	1988	Seoul, KOR 1	Air Rifle Kneeling 2-6	1988	Seoul, KOR 1	Air Rifle Prone 2-6	1988	Seoul, KOR 1	Air Rifle 3 Positions 2-6	1984	New York, NY, USA 1	Air Rifle Kneeling 2-6	1984	New York, NY, USA 1	Air Rifle Prone 2-6	1984	New York, NY, USA 1	Air Rifle Standing 2-6	1984	New York, NY, USA 1	Air Rifle Prone 2-5	1980	Arnhem, NED 1	Rifle Shooting 2-5	1976	Toronto, ON, CAN 2	Air Rifle Standing 2-6	1988	Seoul, KOR 2	Air Rifle 3 Positions 2-5	1980	Arnhem, NED 2	Air Rifle Kneeling 2-5	1980	Arnhem, NED GENERAL INTEREST Nickname: Libby. (london2012.paralympic.org.au, 22 May 2012) Family: Husband Stan, sons Luke and James Occupation: Public Relations Professional International Debut: 1970 for Australia (london2012.paralympic.org.au, 22 May 2012) Sporting/Famous Relatives: Her husband Stan also competes in para-shooting. He competed in para-lawn bowls at the 1988 Paralympic Games in Seoul, winning a gold medal. (paralympic.org.au, 27 Apr 2011) Others Sports: She competed in para-athletics and para-swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games in Heidelberg, winning a medal in para-swimming. (abc.net.au, 15 Sep 2008) Additional Information: Disability nature Spinal Cord Injuries

Start of sporting career She started competing in para-shooting in 1970. (paralympic.org.au, 27 Apr 2011)

Reason for taking up this sport "I started with archery and I really enjoyed that as archery and shooting in some ways are very similar. And then the person I used to shoot arrows with suggested I go along to a rifle range. He got invited there and I said `No, I don't want to be a rifle shooter'. And he said `Come along, don't be mean', so I went along and had a go and shot my first shot right through the middle of the target." (paralympic.org.au, 06 Sep 2008)

Ambitions To compete at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (paralympic.org.au, 27 Apr 2011)

Most memorable sporting achievement Winning her first shooting Paralympic gold medal in 1976 and winning a gold medal at the 1988 Paralympic Games in Seoul when her husband also won a gold medal in lawn bowls. (paralympic.org.au, 27 Apr 2011)

Awards She was Australia's flagbearer at the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta. (insideworldparasport.biz, 29 Aug 2011)

General PARAPLEGIA Until her mid-50s she believed she had spina bifida but it is now believed her paraplegia resulted from complications at birth. (abc.net.au, 15 Sep 2008)

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS AT LONDON 2012 Date Time Sport Event Location Result Start List Results Reports THU 30 09:00 SH Women's R2-10m Air Rif. Stand.-SH1 Qual. Pistol & Rifle 10m Range 8 Start List Results Reports THU 30 12:00 SH Women's R2-10m Air Rif. Stand.-SH1 Final Pistol & Rifle Final Range 8 Start List Results Reports SAT 01 13:15 SH Mixed R3-10m Air Rifle Prone-SH1 Qual. Pistol & Rifle 10m Range Start List Reports

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Schedule. LauraHale (talk) 12:22, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Hit submit at stadium and knoew I knew this but was unsure if statement was sourced. LauraHale (talk) 12:23, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Title
I'd work around Australia taking the bronze, of the first set of medals awarded. Title is currently a little 'odd' in that it appears a bronze has been awarded, with the silver/gold still being fought over. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:14, 30 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Tried to address this by adding "its". --Pi zero (talk) 16:37, 30 August 2012 (UTC)