Sonja Pfeilschifter

Sonja Pfeilschifter

Personal information
Nationality	Germany
Born	January 29, 1971 Cham, Germany
Residence	Ismaning, Germany
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Event(s)	AR40, STR3X20, STR60PR
Club	HSG Muenchen
Coached by	Hubert Bichler Claus Dieter Roth
Medal record World Championships 1994 AR40 1998 AR40 1998 STR3X20 2010 STR3X20 2002 AR40 2006 STR3X20 ISSF World Cup Final 1999 AR40 1999 STR3X20 2000 AR40 2001 AR40 2008 STR3X20 2010 AR40 2003 STR3X20 2011 AR40 2011 STR3X20 1991 AR40 2004 STR3X20 2006 AR40 2006 STR3X20 2010 STR3X20 European Championships 1999 AR40 2001 AR40 2001 STR3X20 2001 STR60PR 2002 AR40 2005 STR60PR 2011 AR40 2011 STR3X20 1997 STR3X20 2003 STR3X20 2004 AR40 2006 AR40 2003 STR60PR 2007 AR40 2007 STR3X20 2009 STR3X20 2011 STR60PR

Sonja Pfeilschifter (born January 29, 1971) is a German rifle shooter. After winning the 1991 World Junior Championship in 10 metre air rifle, she won the World Championships of 1994 and 1998, in 1998 doubling with a victory in 50 metre rifle three positions. Still without Olympic medals, she has a very large number of victories at ISSF World Cups and she holds several world records.

Olympic results

Event	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008
50 metre rifle three positions	28th 569	—	4th 585+93.5	6th 582+97.6	17th 578
10 metre air rifle	30th 386	—	5th 395+100.9	6th 396+102.7	12th 396

Records

Current world records held in 50 metre rifle three positions
Women (ISSF)	Qualification	594	Snjezana Pejcic (CRO)	April 22, 2016	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
	Final	698.0	Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) (594+104.0)	May 28, 2006	Munich (GER)
Women (CISM)	Individual	593	Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER)	August 16, 2009	Zagreb (CRO)
	Teams	1748	Russia (Goldobina, Nizkoshapskaya, Yushkova)  Germany (Friedel, Lechner, Pfeilschifter)	2005 2005	Thun (SUI) Thun (SUI)
Current world records held in 50 metre rifle prone
Women (CISM)	Individual	597	Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER)	2005	Thun (SUI)
	Teams	1786	Germany (Friedel, Lechner, Pfeilschifter)	2005	Thun (SUI)
Current world records held in 10 metre air rifle
Women	Qualification	400	Seo Sun-hwa (KOR)  Gao Jing (CHN)  Lioubov Galkina (RUS)  Du Li (CHN)  Lioubov Galkina (RUS)  Suma Shirur (IND)  Lioubov Galkina (RUS)  Monika Haselsberger (AUT)  Barbara Lechner (GER)  Zhao Yinghui (CHN)  Wu Liuxi (CHN)  Du Li (CHN)  Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER)  Kateřina Emmons (CZE)  Lioubov Galkina (RUS)  Yi Siling (CHN)	April 12, 2002 April 22, 2002 August 24, 2002 June 4, 2003 June 14, 2003 February 13, 2004 February 22, 2004 April 22, 2004 March 5, 2005 April 11, 2005 June 11, 2005 October 4, 2006 May 24, 2008 August 9, 2008 November 5, 2008 August 1, 2010	Sydney (AUS) Shanghai (CHN) Munich (GER) Zagreb (CRO) Munich (GER) Kuala Lumpur (MAS) Bangkok (THA) Athens (GRE) Tallinn (EST) Changwon (KOR) Munich (GER) Granada (ESP) Milan (ITA) Beijing (CHN) Bangkok (THA) Munich (GER)
	Final	505.6	Yi Siling (CHN) (400+105.6)	August 1, 2010	Munich (GER)

References

• Sonja Pfeilschifter at the International Shooting Sport Federation
  
• "Sonja Pfeilschifter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.