Jorge Llames
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SpainPiedras Blancas, Asturias, Spain
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge León Llames Gutiérrez |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Born | 17 October 1978 Piedras Blancas, Asturias, Spain |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event | 25 m rapid fire pistol (RFP) |
| Club | Club Ensidesa Trasona [1] |
| Coached by | Cezary Staniszewski[1] |
Jorge León Llames Gutiérrez[a] (born 17 October 1978 in Piedras Blancas, Asturias), known as Jorge Llames, is a Spanish sport shooter.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in the men's rapid fire pistol at the 2011 ISSF World Cup series in Changwon, South Korea, with a total score of 580 points and a bonus of 20 from the final, earning him a spot on the Spanish team for the Olympics.[3][4][5] Llames is also a member of Club Ensidesa Trasona in Asturias, and is coached and trained by Cezary Staniszewski.[1]
Llames represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol. Llames scored a total of 579 targets (288 on the first stage and 291 on the second) in the qualifying rounds by two inner tens behind South Korea's Kim Dae-Yoong, finishing in eleventh place.[6]
