Yarimar Mercado Martínez (born March 12, 1995) is a Puerto Rican sports shooter.[1] She competed in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Yarimar Mercado
Yarimar Mercado at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameYarimar Mercado Martínez
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 31)
Yauco, Puerto Rico
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)
10 m air rifle (AR40)[1]
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)[1]
50 m rifle prone (STR60PR)[1]
Medal record

In April 2022, her mother was killed by a stray bullet in her Connecticut home while she was sewing.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation". issf-sports.org.
  2. "Yarimar Mercado". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  3. "Puerto Rico Olympian's mother killed at home by stray bullet". AP NEWS. April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
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