Leuris Pupo
Cuban sport shooter (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leuris Pupo Requejo (born 9 April 1977) is a Cuban shooter who has represented his nation at four Summer Olympic Games.[1]
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Full name | Leuris Pupo Requejo |
Nationality | Cuba |
Born | (1977-04-09) April 9, 1977 (age 47) Holguín, Cuba |
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Sport | Shooting |
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Pupo's first Olympic appearance came at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia where he finished tied for ninth place in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol.[1] He competed in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing tied for seventh place, and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China where he again finished seventh.[1]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, Pupo won the gold medal in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol.[1][2]
He won the silver medal in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]