The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) 2015 Africa Handgun Championships got underway at the Kraaifontein Shooting Club in Cape Town, South Africa over the Independence weekend.
The Namibian Practical Shooting Association (NAPSA) sent 13 members to this prestigious event where shooters from South Africa, Zimbabwe, France, Germany, England, Ireland, Spain, Estonia, Czech Republic, Russia, Slovakia, New Zealand and Australia were competing. The full squad of shooters was as follows:
Rico Viljoen – Standard Division
Chris de Wet – Standard Division (Super Senior)
Helmo Kruger – Production Division
Valdemar Swart – Production Division
Johan Wessels – Production Division
Francois Marais Jnr – Production Division
Jaco Opperman – Production Division
Stavros Beukus – Production Division
Bjorn Herbert – Production Division
Falk Reisenauer – Production Division (Junior)
Dirk Rohrmann – Production Division (Senior)
Hartwig Dedekind – Open Division (Super Senior)
Gawie van Zyl – Classic Division
The Namibian Production Gun team consists of Helmo Kruger, Valdemar Swart, Johan Wessels and Francois Marais Jnr. The Production team and other individual shooter were competing for the African Championship titles in the respective divisions. Rico Viljoen was also invited to attend as a range officer during the event. The match results for the Namibian shooters are as follows:
Production Division
Namibian Production Team – 2nd place overall
Francois Marais Jnr – 31st place overall
Dirk Rohrmann – 4th place Senior, 45th place overall
Johan Wessels – 62nd place overall
Helmo Kruger – 71st place overall
Bjorn Herbert – 75th place overall
Falk Reisenauer – 6th place Junior, 82nd place overall
Jaco Opperman – 87th place overall
Stavros Beukus – 90th place overall
Rico Viljoen – 31st place overall
Chris de Wet – 5th place Super Senior, 62nd place overall,
Open Division
