Kira Mozgalova
Personal information
Full nameKira Vladimirovna Mozgalova
Nationality Russia
Born (1982-12-21) 21 December 1982
Moscow, Russian SFSR
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air pistol (AP40)
25 m pistol (SP)
ClubCSKA Moscow[1][2]
Coached byAleksandr Suslov[1][2]
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 MunichSP

Kira Vladimirovna Mozgalova (Russian: Кира Владимировна Мозгалова; born 21 December 1982 in Moscow) is a Russian sport shooter.[1][3] She won a gold medal in the women's sport pistol at the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Munich, Germany, with a total score of 788.8 points (584 in the preliminary rounds and 204.8 in the final), earning her a spot on the Russian team for the Olympics.[2][4] Mozgalova is also a member of the shooting team for CSKA Moscow, and is coached and trained by Aleksandr Suslov.[1]

Mozgalova represented Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's 25 m pistol, along with her teammate Anna Mastyanina. Mozgalova progressed to the final of her respective event, after scoring a total of 585 targets (289 in the precision stage and 296 in the rapid fire) from the qualifying rounds.[5] Unfortunately, she finished only in fifth place by four tenths of a point (0.4) behind Serbia's Zorana Arunović, with a total score of 786.9 targets (201.9 in the final).[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kira Mozgalova". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "ISSF Profile – Kira Mozgalova". ISSF. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kira Mozgalova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "25m Pistol Women – Russia's Klimova grabbed Gold by 0.1". ISSF. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Women's 25m Pistol Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Women's 25m Pistol Final". London 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.


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