Gilles Dufaux
Swiss sport shooter
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Gilles Vincent Dufaux (born 13 December 1994) is a Swiss sport shooter.[1]
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| Full name | Gilles Vincent Dufaux | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swiss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Rifle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fribourg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships, winning a medal. He also participated in the 2017 European Shooting Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, winning a medal.[2]
At the 55th World Military Shooting Championships in Norway, Dufaux set a new CISM record in the 300m Military Rifle Rapid Fire team event where Switzerland won silver.[3] The next day he took silver in the individual match. In the 300M Standard Rifle 3-Position event he won individual bronze, earning him the overall title of Best Male Rifle Shooter.[4][5] This performance saw Dufaux named CISM Male Athlete of the Year 2025.[4]
At the 2025 European Shooting Championships, Dufux won two team gold medals in the 300m events alongside Pascal Bachmann and Sandro Greuter.[6][7]
Dufaux went on to win two gold medals at the 300m European Cup in Zagreb.[8]