GP Rifle — Mika Riste
A native of Helsinki, Finland, Mika has been shooting competitively since 1992. He spent five years shooting ISSF pistol and soon took up SRA (Finnish reservist 3-Gun), a military-style practical shooting discipline. He has been shooting and winning IPSC competitions across Europe since 2001.
Mika’s guns of choice include a JP CTR-02 .223 with a Spuhr-mounted Swarovski Z6i and secondary sight Aimpoint H2 and matching .22 LR practice rifle and a Benelli M2.
Mika is married with three children.
Shooting Highlights
Rifle:
- 2003 Nordic Championship Denmark Open - 2nd Open
- 2003 National Championship IPSC Rifle - 3rd Open
- 2007 IPSC Tournament level3 Czech - 1st Standard
- 2008 National Championship IPSC Rifle - 1st Standard
- 2008 Silver Mountain Nordic Championship Norway - 2nd Standard
- 2009 National Championship IPSC Rifle - 3rd Standard
- 2009 European IPSC Rifle Championship Norway - 2nd Standard and 1st Team
- 2010 National Championship IPSC Rifle - 2nd Standard
- 2010 Danish Open Rifle - 2nd Standard
- 2010 Nordic Championship IPSC Rifle Finland - 2nd Standard
- 2011 National Championship IPSC Rifle - 1st Standard
- 2011 Estonian Open Rifle - 2nd Standard
- 2012 National Championship IPSC Rifle - 1st Standard
- 2012 Danish Open rifle Championship - 2nd Standard
- 2012 West Coast Rifle Open Nordic Championship Sweden - 1st Standard
- 2012 Estonian Open Rifle - 1st Standard
- 2012 European IPSC Rifle Championship Bulgaria - 1st Standard and 1st Team
- 2014 French National Championship - 1st Standard
- 2016 River Meeting Norway IPSC Nordic Championship - 5th Open and 1st Team
- 2016 West Coast Rifle Open Sweden, 6th Open and 1st Team
Shotgun:
- 2008 National Championship - 2nd Standard
- 2009 National Championship - 2nd Modified and 1st Team
- 2009 European IPSC Shotgun Championship Czech - 1st Team
- 2012 World Championship IPSC Shotgun Hungary - 6th Standard and 1st Team
- 2013 National Championship - 3rd Standard and 1st Team
- 2013 Nordic Championship Finland - 1st Standard
- 2014 Thailand National Championship - 1st Standard
- 2014 Sweden National Championship - 1st Standard
- 2015 Estonian National Championship - 2nd Standard
- 2015 Sweden National Championship - 2nd Standard
- 2015 World Championship IPSC Shotgun Italy - 1st Team
- 2016 Nordic Championship Finland - 3rd Standard and 1st Team
3-Gun:
- 2009 USPSA Multigun National Championship USA - 5th Limited
- 2010 National Championship - 2nd Standard
- 2010 Sportvapen Gropen Open Sweden 3-Gun - 1st Standard
- 2011 National Championship - 3rd Standard
- 2011 South Africa 3-Gun Championship - 2nd Standard
- 2012 National Championship - 1st Standard
- 2014 National Championship - 2nd Standard
- 2016 National Championship - 2nd Practical
