Alexia Smirli (also Alexia Smyrli, Greek: Αλεξία Σμυρλή; born 25 October 1983 in Athens) is a Greek sport shooter.[2] She was selected as one of eleven shooters to represent the host nation Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and had attained a top nine finish in a major international competition, spanning the ISSF World Cup series and the European Championships.[1] Smirli trains under Russian-born head coach Anna Pelova for the national team, while shooting at Maroussi Paradise Athletics Club (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Παραδείσου Αμαρουσίου) on the outskirts of Athens.[1][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexia Smirli |
| Nationality |  Greece |
| Born | 25 October 1983 Athens, Greece |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event | 10 m air rifle (AR40) |
| Club | AOPA[1] |
| Coached by | Anna Pelova (national)[1] |
Smirli was named as part of the host nation's shooting team to compete in the women's 10 m air rifle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[4] She had registered a minimum qualifying score of 394 from her outside-final finish at the ISSF World Cup meet in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States to fill in one of the Olympic berths reserved to the host nation, after the Hellenic Shooting Federation decided to exchange spots in her pet event with the unused quotas from the women's skeet.[1][5] Smirli shot a decent 391 out of a possible 400 to tie for twenty-seventh place with four other markswomen in the qualifying round, failing to advance further to the final.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "ISSF Profile – Alexia Smirli". ISSF. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexia Smirli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Με στόχο την Εθνική" [Towards the national champs] (in Greek). SentraGoal. 20 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Kostas, Sotirios (28 April 2002). "Το ολυμπιακό βάθρο σημαδεύουν οι σκοπευτές" [Shooters aimed for the Olympic podium] (in Greek). To Vima. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Shooting: Women's 10m Air Rifle Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Εκτός τελικού Σμυρλή και Φακά στα 10μ. αεροβόλου τουφεκιού" [No finals for Smirli and Faka in the 10 m air rifle] (in Greek). In.gr. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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