SHIMIZU Akihito

Date of Birth: 28 Apr 1999

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.68/5'6''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	10m Air Rifle Men	38
	10m Air Rifle Team Men JPN Japan	6
	50m Rifle 3 Positions Men	39
	50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men JPN Japan	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	10m Range	10m Air Rifle Men's Qualification #03	Finished
	10m Range	10m Air Rifle Team Men #04	Finished
	50m Range	50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Qualification #03	Finished
	50m Range	50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men's Round #04	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
66	Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions	2023	Baku, AZE	571
World Cup
8	Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions - Team	2022	Baku, AZE	860
9	Men's 10m Air Rifle - Team	2022	Baku, AZE	931.6
48	Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions	2022	Baku, AZE	575
48	Men's 10m Air Rifle	2016	Baku, AZE	615.6
56	Men's 10m Air Rifle	2022	Baku, AZE	620.3
Junior World Championships
18	Mixed 10m Air Rifle Team	2018	Changwon, KOR	827.5
24	Men's 10m Air Rifle	2018	Changwon, KOR	620.3

Baseball. (issf-sports, 03 Jun 2022)

Occupation:

Sport Management - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA

Languages spoken:

English, Japanese

University of Alaska Fairbanks [United States of America]

Right eye, right hand (issf-sports, 03 Jun 2022)

He was affected by lower back pain when he was in junior high school. (city, 01 Jan 2020)

He took up the sport while he was in the sixth grade of primary school. (city, 01 Jan 2020)

"I was a member of a youth baseball team from the fourth grade of primary school, and my life had nothing to do with rifle shooting. However, when I was in the sixth grade, my teacher at primary school invited me to come to a rifle shooting experience session, and I received a pamphlet. I didn't know anything about the sport, but I wanted to try something that no one else was doing so I was interested." (city, 01 Jan 2020)

"To avoid eye strain, I try to reduce the use of devices such as smartphones and tablets to the bare minimum right before a competition. Also, when I was in the third year of junior high school, I developed lower back pain. My trainer pointed out that I wasn't stretching enough, so I try to stretch not only before and after practice, but also after taking a bath and before going to bed." (city, 01 Jan 2020)

He and fencer Misaki Emura were named flag bearers for Japan for the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (nhk, 15 Sep 2023)

Additional Information

General
STUDYING IN THE USA
He has studied at West Virginia University in the United States of America. He has also been a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. "Due to my success at shooting tournaments, I received many offers from universities in Japan, and I decided early on that I wanted to attend university. At that time, it was the summer of my third year of high school. Coincidentally, I had the opportunity to practise with Italian shooter Niccolo Campriani, who won gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He recommended that I study at West Virginia University so I could hone my shooting skills. Although I had almost decided to go to a domestic university, I felt that I wanted to improve myself among elite shooters from overseas, so I talked to my parents about it. My parents wanted me to not only improve my shooting skills, but also to grow up to be a person who can serve the international community, so I decided to take on the challenge." (alaskananooks, 01 Sep 2023; city, 01 Jan 2020)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event