Martin Strnad
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Czech Republic |
| Born |
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 2 3 "Martin Strnad". London 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 "ISSF Profile – Martin Strnad". ISSF. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "Martin Strnad". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "U.S. Shooters Add Four Medals in Munich". Shooting Wire. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification – Stage 1". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification – Stage 2". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Qualification". London 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.