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Eric Grauffel

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Éric Grauffel
Personal information
NationalityFrance French
Born (1979-12-08) December 8, 1979 (age 44)
Quimper, France
Occupation(s)IPSC shooter, firearms instructor
Websiteericgrauffel.com
Sport
TeamTeam CZ (2019-current)[1]
Team Tanfoglio/Armscor (?[when?]-2018 (over 20 years))[2]
Medal record
IPSC
Representing  France
IPSC Handgun World Shoot
Silver medal – second place 1996 Brasilia Open Junior
Gold medal – first place 1999 Cebu Open Junior
Gold medal – first place 1999 Cebu Open
Gold medal – first place 2002 Pietersburg Open
Gold medal – first place 2005 Guayaquil Open
Gold medal – first place 2008 Bali Open
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rhodes Open
Gold medal – first place 2014 Frostproof Production
Gold medal – first place 2017 Châteauroux Standard
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pataya Production
IPSC European Handgun Championship
Silver medal – second place 1995 Gotland Open Junior
Gold medal – first place 1998 Crete Open
Gold medal – first place 1998 Crete Open Junior
Gold medal – first place 2001 Philippsburg Open
Gold medal – first place 2004 Tábor Open
Gold medal – first place 2007 Cheval Blanc Open
Gold medal – first place 2010 Belgrade Open
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelos Production
Gold medal – first place 2016 Felsőtárkány Standard
Gold medal – first place 2019 Belgrade Production
Gold medal – first place 2023 Corinth Production
IPSC French Handgun Championship
Gold medal – first place 1995 Open Junior
Gold medal – first place 1996 Open
Gold medal – first place 1997 Open
Gold medal – first place 1998 Open
Gold medal – first place 2000 Open
Gold medal – first place 2000 Standard
Gold medal – first place 2001 Open
Gold medal – first place 2002 Open
Gold medal – first place 2003 Open
Gold medal – first place 2004 Open
Gold medal – first place 2005 Open
Gold medal – first place 2006 Open
Gold medal – first place 2007 Open
Gold medal – first place 2008 Open
Gold medal – first place 2009 Open
Gold medal – first place 2010 Open
Gold medal – first place 2011 Open
Gold medal – first place 2012
Gold medal – first place 2013
Gold medal – first place 2014
Gold medal – first place 2015
Gold medal – first place 2016
Gold medal – first place 2017
Gold medal – first place 2018
Gold medal – first place 2019
Gold medal – first place 2021
Gold medal – first place 2022

Éric Grauffel is a French sport shooter and firearms instructor with eight overall IPSC Handgun World Champion titles and one Junior World Champion title.[3][4][5] He is known for having an unprecedented winning streak, and has won 191 IPSC President Medals.[6] He is the son of the French national team trainer Gérard Grauffel.[7] Additionally he has won the IPSC European Handgun Championships seven times.

Biography

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Born and raised in Quimper, France (on the West coast), Eric still resides there when he is not traveling the world competing.[8] He began shooting with an air gun at the age of eight. At age 10 he shot his first pistol and within a year Eric was competing. He won his first French National Championship at age 15 and his first world title at 18. Eric dedicates as many as three hours a day, five days a week in preparation for his sport. Each day he goes through a regimen of shooting and physical training. "This sport is basically technique, to be as skilled as possible you need to be like a thinking-robot."

In practical shooting, competitors are required to take shots from all different positions, locations and angles. Shots often come on the move or at moving targets. Because all shooters are highly skilled, any edge one of the top competitors can get through physical training is very important. In addition to several practice sessions, Eric also spends several hours reloading each day. Grauffel says reloading his own ammo is much more cost-efficient and many competitors do this because it allows them to personally control everything about their ammunition.[9]

Endorsements

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Grauffel is a member of CZ Shooting Team, and has previously been sponsored by Tanfoglio.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Interview with Eric Grauffel - changes brand and joins the CZ Shooting Team -The Firearm Blog
  2. ^ Journey of an IPSC World Champion with Eric Grauffel | Adrenaline Sports Media, LLC "Tanfoglio and Armscor have been my family for over 20 years strong now"
  3. ^ Le Télégramme Eric Grauffel 23 November 2008
  4. ^ "Eric Grauffel". Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  5. ^ ISPC results
  6. ^ "ericgrauffel.com". Archived from the original on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  7. ^ MaVille.com Tir - Stage quimpérois pour les meilleurs Français "...c'est à une préparation très sérieuse que Gérard Grauffel, l'entraîneur national, avait convié en son stand de Plonéis, à la demande de la fédération, les meilleurs représentants hexagonaux de la discipline. Parmi eux, bien sûr, son fils. Éric Grauffel, régional de l'étape de 27 ans, n'est rien de moins que le champion du monde et d'europe en titre (respectivement pour la 3e et 4e fois consécutive)."
  8. ^ Le Télégramme L'élite au rendez-vous du championnat interrégional 16 September 2009 "Le champion de monde, Éric Grauffel, remporte le championnat en «open»."
  9. ^ "Eric Grauffel - www.ericgrauffel.com". Archived from the original on 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2011-08-13.