Tika Shrestha

Tika Ram Shrestha (born 2 September 1964 in Kathmandu) is a Nepalese sport shooter.[1] He has been selected to compete for Nepal in air rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in the penultimate position out of 47 shooters.[2]

Tika Shrestha
Personal information
Full nameTika Ram Shrestha
NationalityNepali
Born (1964-09-02) 2 September 1964
Kathmandu, Nepal
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR60)

Shrestha qualified as a sole shooter for the Nepalese team in the men's 10 m air rifle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He had been granted an Olympic invitation for his country by ISSF and IOC, having registered a minimum qualifying score of 570 at the ISSF World Cup meet in Bangkok, Thailand few months earlier.[2][3] A less experienced to the international scene, Shrestha showed much of his strength to shoot 579 points out of a possible 600 for the penultimate position in a 47-shooter field, failing to advance further to the final.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tika Shrestha". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. "ISSF Profile – Tika Shrestha". ISSF. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. "Shooting: Men's 10m Air Rifle Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.


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