Irada Ashumova
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Irada Suleyman qizi Ashumova (born February 25, 1958) is a female Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

i sport shooter.

She was born in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

.

She competed in the 25 m Pistol
Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 25 m Pistol
The 25 metre pistol competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 18 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece...

 competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 and won the bronze medal. She won a silver medal in the 2002 World Championships.

In the 2004 Olympics she also competed in 10 m Air Pistol
Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 m Air Pistol
The women's 10 metre air pistol competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 15 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece. It was a very close event, with shoot-offs determining both gold and bronze medals...

 without winning anything. However, she was part of the Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 national team that set a team world record of 1152 in this discipline in 1985.

Ashumova is a teacher at the Azerbaijan Institute of Physical Culture in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

. She has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since November 2002. She is married to sport shooting coach Vladimir Lunyov and is the mother of young shooter Ruslan Lunyov.
Olympic results
Event 1996 2000 2004
25 metre pistol 15th
Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 25 metre pistol
Women's 25 metre pistol was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Li Duihong won the competition and set two new Olympic records.-Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final...


576
31st
Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 25 metre pistol
-Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:The final consisted of ten precision shots, with a time limit of 75 seconds per shot.OR Olympic record...


569
Bronze
588+99.3
10 metre air pistol 10th
Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air pistol
Women's 10 metre air pistol was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Olga Klochneva won the event on a new Olympic record, and the defending champion, Marina Logvinenko, completed the Russian double by defeating Mariya Grozdeva in a shoot-off for the silver...


381
45th
Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air pistol
-Qualification round:DNF Did not finish – EOR Equalled Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:...


229 (DNF)
8th
386+95.4

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