Rudolf Knijnenburg

Rudolf Knijnenburg
Personal information
Full nameRudolf Knijnenburg Cordero
Nationality Bolivia
Born (1982-05-18) 18 May 1982 (age 42)
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air pistol (AP40)
50 m pistol (FP)
ClubAssociacion Crucena De Tiro[1]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Knijnenburg and the second or maternal family name is Cordero.

Rudolf Knijnenburg Cordero (born May 18, 1982 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian sport shooter.[2] He represented his nation Bolivia in pistol shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics and in four editions of the Pan American Games (2003, 2007, 2011, and 2015).[1][3]

Knijnenburg qualified as a lone shooter for the Bolivian squad in the men's 10 m air pistol at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens after having accepted an invitational berth for his country from the International Shooting Sport Federation with a minimum score of 570.[4] He rounded off the field of forty-seven shooters with the lowest overall score in the prelims, firing at 548 points.[5]

Despite missing out his 2008 and 2012 Olympic bid, Knijnenburg's most remarkable feat came at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, where he finished seventh in the air pistol final with a total of 669.7 points.[6]

  1. ^ a b "ISSF Profile – Rudolf Knijnenburg". ISSF. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rudolf Knijnenburg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Bolivia emprende su sueño a Atenas" [Bolivians began their dreams to Athens] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 29 July 2004. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Bolivia va a las Olimpiadas de Atenas por invitación" [Bolivia is invited to go to Athens] (in Spanish). Bolivia.com. 28 June 2004. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Shooting: Men's 10m Air Pistol Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Rudolf Knijnenburg irá a los juegos olímpicos con la ilusión de una medalla" [Rudolf Knijnenburg might go to the Olympics with hopes of a medal] (in Spanish). Radio FM Bolivia. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2015.