Lukasz Czapla
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Łukasz Czapla is a Polish
sport shooter
, a four-time World champion and a former holder of the world record in 10 metre running target mixed
. He holds all four Polish running target records, three of them higher than the world records.
Czapla won 50 metre running target, 50 metre running target mixed
and 10 metre running target mixed
at the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships
, and successfully defended the 10 metre mixed title at the 2008 World Running Target Championships
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
sport 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...
, a four-time World champion and a former holder of the world record in 10 metre running target mixed
10 metre running target mixed
10 metre running target mixed is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 metres from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of two speeds, slow or fast, where it is visible...
. He holds all four Polish running target records, three of them higher than the world records.
Czapla won 50 metre running target, 50 metre running target mixed
50 metre running target mixed
50 metre running target mixed is an ISSF shooting event, shot with a .22-calibre rifle at a target depicting a boar moving sideways across a 10 metre wide opening...
and 10 metre running target mixed
10 metre running target mixed
10 metre running target mixed is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 metres from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of two speeds, slow or fast, where it is visible...
at 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 successfully defended the 10 metre mixed title at the 2008 World Running Target Championships
2008 World Running Target Championships
The 2008 World Running Target Championships were separate ISSF World Shooting Championships held in Plzeň, the Czech Republic, in October 2008 as a replacement for the lost Olympic status of 10 metre running target. Apart from this event, competitions were also held in 10 metre running target...
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