David Kostelecký
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David Kostelecký (ˈdavɪt ˈkostɛlɛtskiː) (born May 12, 1975 in Brno
, Czechoslovakia
) is a male Czech sports shooter
. He won the gold medal in the Men's Trap
event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
. He also finished second in the 2006 ISSF World Cup
final.
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
) is a male Czech sports shooter
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
. He won the gold medal in the Men's Trap
Olympic Trap
Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old...
event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. He also finished second in the 2006 ISSF World Cup
ISSF World Cup
The ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 1986 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic shooting competitions. It still is carried out in the Olympic shooting events, with four competitions per year in each event...
final.
Olympic results
| Event | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trap Olympic Trap Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old... |
31st Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's trap Men's trap shooting was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Michael Diamond won, setting two new Olympic records, ahead of two Americans... 118 |
6th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's trap -Qualification round:The qualification round comprised 75 targets on day 1, and 50 targets on day 2.Q Qualified for final- Final :... 116+22 |
— | Gold 121+25 |
Records
| Current world records held in Olympic Trap Olympic Trap Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old... |
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