Martin Podhráský

Martin Podhráský
Personal information
Nationality  Czech Republic
Born (1983-10-11) 11 October 1983
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s) 25 m rapid fire pistol (RFP)
Club ŠKP Rapid Plzeň[1][2]
Coached by Vaclav Sasek[1][2]

Martin Podhráský (born October 11, 1983 in Prague) is a Czech sport shooter.[3][1] He won two gold medals, and eventually set a new world record of 583 points in the men's rapid fire pistol (RFP) at the 2011 ISSF World Cup series in Sydney, Australia, and in Changwon, South Korea.[2][4]

Podhrasky represented the Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol, along with his teammate Martin Strnad. He placed fourteenth out of nineteen shooters in the qualifying rounds of the event, with a total score of 565 points (276 on the first stage, and 289 on the second).[5][6]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Podhrasky finished only in seventh place, and thereby missed out of the final round in the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol by one point behind Germany's Christian Reitz from the second stage, for a total score of 583 targets.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Martin Podhráský". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "ISSF Profile – Martin Podhráský". ISSF. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Martin Podhráský". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Podhráský (CZE) secured rapid fire gold at new "hit or miss" final". ISSF. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification – Stage 1". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification – Stage 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Qualification". London 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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