Christian Reitz is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 25 metre rapid fire pistol shooter, the current world record holder. He rose to fame during 2005, the first year with the new equipment rules, but was defeated in that year's European Junior Championships by teammate Philipp Wagenitz before finishing his junior career with victories in the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships

2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships

The 49th ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia from July 22, 2006 to August 5, 2006.- Medal count :- World records :A total of 15 world records were bettered or equalled during the championships.- Men :- Women :- Men :...

 and the 2007 European Championships.

In his first year as a senior, Reitz won two World Cup competitions and was the runner-up behind three-time Olympic champion Ralf Schumann

Ralf Schumann

Ralf Schumann is a German 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol shooter. He is a three-time Olympic Champion and twice World Champion....

 at another, equalling the world record with a 591 score in Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

, and raising Schumann's final world record from 790.0 to 794.0. At the 2008 Olympics

Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...

, he won the bronze medal behind Oleksandr Petriv

Oleksandr Petriv

Oleksandr Petriv is an Olympic shooter from Ukraine. He was born in Lviv. He won a gold medal in the Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.- Links :*...

 and Schumann.

25 metre rapid fire pistol

	2008	2009
Olympic Games	Bronze 579+200.3	Not held
World Championships	Not held
European Championships	Not held
World Cup 1	Gold 588+197.6	4th 589+195.4
World Cup 2	—	—
World Cup 3	Silver 585+201.4	Gold 584+201.3
World Cup 4	Gold 591+203.0	Bronze 582+198.0
World Cup Final	Silver 590+197.9	Qualified

Records

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Current world records held in 25 metre rapid fire pistol
Men
Junior Men