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Shooting at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games:

Women's Skeet

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Events:
Phases:

Host City: Sydney, Australia
Venue(s): Sydney International Shooting Centre, Cecil Park, New South Wales
Date Started: September 21, 2000
Date Finished: September 21, 2000

Gold: AZE Zemfira Meftəkhətddinova
Silver: RUS Svetlana Dyomina
Bronze: HUN Diána Igaly

Summary

This was the first Olympic skeet competition open only to women. Azerbaijani Zemfira Meftəkhətddinova won the gold medal after leading the preliminary round and holding on in the final round to win by three points. The silver medal was won by the world record holder, Svetlana Demina of Russia. Bronze medalist Diána Igaly (HUN) would win the 2002 World Championships, and return in 2004 to win the gold medal in Athina.

Final Standings

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC Medal TP
1 Zemfira Meftəkhətddinova 37 Azerbaijan AZE Gold 98
2 Svetlana Dyomina 39 Russia RUS Silver 95
3 Diána Igaly 35 Hungary HUN Bronze 93
4 Tash Lonsdale 22 Australia AUS 93
5 Cindy Shenberger 31 United States USA 92
6 Yerdzhanik Avetisyan 30 Russia RUS 92
7 Kim Rhode 21 United States USA 69
8 Zhang Shan 32 China CHN 69
9T Kim Myong-Hwa 33 North Korea PRK 69
9T Sofia Miaouli 30 Cyprus CYP 69
11T Cristina Vitali 25 Italy ITA 68
11T Maarit Lepomäki 43 Finland FIN 68
13 Andrea Stranovská 30 Slovakia SVK 67