Francisco Boza (born 19 September 1964) is a Peruvian sport shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in trap shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and came fourth four years later.[1]
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| Nationality | Peruvian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 September 1964 Perù | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Start activity | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editHe has competed in eight Olympic Games, from 1980 to 2016, one of only five shooters ever to do so. As of 2010, no other Peruvian had appeared at even six Olympics. Boza qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Peruvian flag bearer. He finished in 28th place in the qualifying round of the men's trap shooting competition and did not advance to the semifinals.[2] Boza was also flag bearer at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Francisco Boza". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ^ "Francisco Boza". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francisco Boza". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-22.
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