Nasim Hassanpour

Nasim Hassanpour (Persian: نسیم حسن پور; born 25 August 1984 in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian sport shooter.[2] She has been selected to compete for Iran at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has won a bronze under junior division in air pistol shooting at the Asian Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on that same year.[1] Hassanpour also trains under her personal coach Javad Kuhpayezadeh for the national team, while shooting at Azadi Stadium's pistol range in Tehran.[1][3]

Nasim Hassanpour
Personal information
Full nameNasim Hassanpour
Nationality Iran
Born (1984-08-25) 25 August 1984
Tabriz, Iran
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air pistol (AP40)
25 m pistol (SP)
ClubAzadi[1]
Coached byJavad Kuhpayezadeh[1]
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Iran
Asian Airgun Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Kuwait City10m Air Pistol team
West Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Doha10m Air Pistol
Gold medal – first place 2005 Doha10m Air Pistol team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Doha25m Pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Doha25m Pistol team

Hassanpour qualified as the only female shooter for the Iranian squad in the 10 m air pistol at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3] She had been granted an Olympic invitation for her country by ISSF, having registered a minimum qualifying score of 375 from her third-place finish at the Asian Championships few months earlier.[1][4][5] Hassanpour fired a steady 376 out of a possible 400 to force in a two-way tie with Australia's two-time Olympian Linda Ryan for twenty-eighth place in the qualifying round, failing to advance to the final.[6]

References
  1. "ISSF Profile – Nasim Hassanpour". ISSF. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nasim Hassanpour". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. Eeles, Miranda (16 August 2004). "Iran's sportswomen adapt to religious custom". BBC News. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  5. Moore, Kathleen (6 August 2004). "Olympics 2004: Muslim Women Athletes Move Ahead, But Don't Leave Faith Behind". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  6. "Shooting: Women's 10m Air Pistol Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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