Martin Strnad

Martin Strnad
Personal information
Nationality  Czech Republic
Born (1974-08-01) 1 August 1974
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s) 25 m rapid fire pistol (RFP)
Club ŠKP Rapid Plzeň[1][2]
Coached by Bratislav Putna[1][2]

Martin Strnad (born August 1, 1974 in Plzeň) is a Czech sport shooter.[3][1] He won a silver medal in the men's rapid fire pistol at the 2009 ISSF World Cup series in Munich, Germany, with a total score of 780.2 points.[2][4]

Strnad 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 Podhráský. He placed sixteenth out of nineteen shooters in the qualifying rounds of the event, with a total score of 562 points (267 on the first stage, and 295 on the second).[5][6]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Strnad improved his performance from the previous games by hitting a total of 580 targets (287 on the first stage and 293 on the second) in the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol, finishing only in ninth place by two points behind Russia's Leonid Ekimov.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Martin Strnad". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "ISSF Profile – Martin Strnad". ISSF. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Martin Strnad". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Shooters Add Four Medals in Munich". Shooting Wire. 20 May 2009. 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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