JOSEPH Gulfam

Pakistan
Shooting
17 Dec 1999
23
Male
1.83/6'0''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SHO Shooting 10m Air Pistol Men 17
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
PAK
Pakistan
 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
10m Range
10m Air Pistol Men's Qualification
#04
Finished
10m Range
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification
#05
Finished
Final Hall
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Bronze Medal Match 2
#07
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Olympic Games
9Men's 10m Air Pistol2020Tokyo, JPN578
World Championships
6Men's 10m Air Pistol2022Cairo, EGY198.4
8Mixed 10m Air Pistol Team2022Cairo, EGY578
25Men's 10m Air Pistol2023Baku, AZE577
36Mixed 10m Air Pistol Team2023Baku, AZE570
President's Cup
9Men's 10m Air Pistol2021Wroclaw, POL577
World Cup
9Mixed 10m Air Pistol Team2022Changwon, KOR570
13Men's 10m Air Pistol2021Osijek, CRO578
14Men's 10m Air Pistol2022Changwon, KOR577
Asian Championships
7Men's 10m Air Pistol2019Doha, QAT137.9
South Asian Games
2Men's 10m Air Pistol2019Kathmandu, NEP
3Men's 10m Air Pistol - Team2019Kathmandu, NEP
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Armed Forces Athlete
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Punjab Group of Colleges, Pakistan
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English, Punjabi, Urdu
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Pakistan Army [Pakistan]
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2019 for Pakistan, Asian Championships in Doha, Qatar (dawn, 19 Sep 2021; pakistanfacts, 25 Dec 2020)
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He was scouted for sport shooting after undergoing basic training at the Pakistan Army Engineers Centre in Risalpur, Pakistan. (dawn, 19 Sep 2021)
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"Pistol shooting was part of the curriculum [at the Pakistan Army Engineers Centre], and I excelled in it. The army runs U19 talent hunt schemes and the scouts spotted me. No sooner had I finished my training at the centre, than I was posted to the Army Marksmanship Unit at Jhelum [in Pakistan]." (dawn, 19 Sep 2021)
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"A strong body is a definite requirement for shooting. Working out in the gymnasium is a part of my daily routine." (dawn, 19 Sep 2021)
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"Everything starts with a single opportunity. If you don't have an opportunity, you have to make one. Choose your field wisely and start working for it. Stay focused. Keep your eye and mind on your goal first, and day by day work to achieve it. Start your journey with small steps. There is no shortcut to success, you must pay for it, you have to work for it." (pakistanfacts, 25 Dec 2020)
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He was flag bearer for Pakistan at the opening ceremony of the 2019 South Asian Games in Nepal. (thenews, 01 Dec 2019)

Additional Information

General
TRAINING METHODS
He has included meditation and yoga as part of his training regime. "The eyes play a major part in this sport and there are many exercises to develop focus, one of which happens to be candle meditation, where a candle is positioned in complete darkness and you have to concentrate on the candlelight for as long as possible. There is also colour meditation, in which three boxes of different colours are placed ahead and you have to keep your eyes fixed on one of them. Then there are eye movement exercises, too. Also, some six months before the Olympics [2020 Games in Tokyo], I did yoga exercises to improve breathing and focus. We also had sessions with a psychologist to make us mentally strong." (dawn, 19 Sep 2021)

ARMY
He has served with the Army Marksmanship Unit of the Pakistan Army in Jhelum, Pakistan. (dawn, 19 Sep 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event