MERCADO MARTINEZ Yarimar

Date of Birth: 12 Mar 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Place of birth: PONCE

Birth Country:

Puerto Rico

Place of residence : YAUCO

Residence Country:

Puerto Rico

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	50m Rifle 3 Positions Women	28

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range	50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's Qualification	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	10m Air Rifle	50m Rifle 3 Positions
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	43	24

Pan American Games

Year	Location	10m Air Rifle	50m Rifle 3 Positions	10m Air Rifle Team X
2019	Lima, PER	12	6	5

Championships of the Americas

Year	Location	10m Air Rifle	50m Rifle 3 Positions	10m Air Rifle Team X	50m Rifle Prone
2018	Guadalajara, MEX	13	3	13	5

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	10m Air Rifle	50m Rifle 3 Positions	10m Air Rifle Team
2021	1 x 76th	1 x 20th, 1 x 46th	1 x 18th
2019	1 x 85th, 1 x 121st	1 x 37th	1 x 35th, 1 x 55th
2018	1 x 46th	1 x 33rd	-
2017	1 x 108th	1 x 34th	-

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
18	2021	10m Air Rifle Team	New Delhi, IND
20	2021	50m Rifle 3 Positions	New Delhi, IND
33	2018	50m Rifle 3 Positions	Fort Benning, GA, USA
34	2017	50m Rifle 3 Positions	Munich, GER
35	2019	10m Air Rifle Team	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
37	2019	50m Rifle 3 Positions	Munich, GER
46	2021	50m Rifle 3 Positions	Osijek, CRO
46	2018	10m Air Rifle	Fort Benning, GA, USA
55	2019	10m Air Rifle Team	Munich, GER
76	2021	10m Air Rifle	Osijek, CRO

Legend
X - Mixed, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner

Medical Engineering - Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Albergue Olimpico [Salinas, PUR]

2010 for Puerto Rico, Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (Athlete, 08 Aug 2016)

She took up shooting in 2008 at the Albergue Olimpico club in Salinas, Puerto Rico. (Athlete, 08 Aug 2016)

She entered the Sports School at the Olympic Residence [ECEDAO] near Salinas, Puerto Rico, to do a shooting test. The coach Ralph Rodriguez liked her test and she signed up with the school. "It was a new sport for me. I did not know that shooting was a sport and I was curious about it." (Athlete, 08 Aug 2016; elnuevodia.com, 08 Aug 2015)

Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Comite Olimpico de Puerto Rico Facebook page, 19 Jun 2020)

Her parents. (Athlete, 08 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"Sport has given me the best experiences of my life, and has taught me to fight for what I want. It has made me realise that to want something is to be able to achieve it because anything is possible." (Athlete, 08 Aug 2016)

She was named Best Shooter of 2014 by the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee. (copur.pr, 22 Dec 2014)

General Interest

General
BUSINESS
She has run a business selling hand-crafted goods, but closed it temporarily in order to focus on the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (aurimarhechoamano.com, 01 Jun 2021)

CAREER
She says representing Puerto Rico is a major honour and she wants to continue competing for as long as possible. "My advantage is that I compete with people of all ages. So, I will compete for as long as I can, while my sight allows me to do so." (elnuevodia.com, 08 Aug 2015)

Social Media

Legend

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

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