Artefacts

Singapore 2010, laser pistol used by Leydi Laura MOYA LOPEZ (CUB), Youth Olympic champion in the girls' individual Modern Pentathlon.

Physical description

Air-compressed pistol equipped with an IQ Power-Shooting laser system that remplaces the air-pellet-barrel. Mechanic trigger. Ergonomic grip whose size is adapted to the hand of the athlete, signed by Morini. 200 bar compressed-air cylinder. Original 4.5mm cal LP 10 model. Sticker with the official emblem of the Youth Olympic Games. Running number and check-seal used by UIPM as the "weapon-control" sticker: 0047.

Created

Created: Steyr Sportwaffen Created: Operte-IQ GmbH Created: Carlo Morini

Used

Used: Leydi Laura MOYA LOPEZ

Materials

aluminium, composite material, wood

Colors

brown, multi coloured, silver

Dimension

14 x 40 x 5 cm, 1 kg

Type of item

Sport equipment -> pistol

Reference number

202400

Keywords

Youth Olympic Games champion Singapore 2010, Youth Olympic Games Cuba Modern pentathlon Shooting Technical progress friendship

Notes

Laser gun belonging to Leydi Laura MOYA LOPEZ (CUB), Olympic individual women’s modern pentathlon champion at the Youth Olympic Games, Singapore 2010 For the first time in an international competition, the athletes used laser guns, instead of air pistols with lead bullets.