Rajmond Debevec
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Rajmond Debevec was born in Postojna
, Slovenia
, a part of the former Yugoslavia, on March 29, 1963. He became involved in shooting sports in 1971 and became a member of Junior national team in 1979. He won his first medal in 1980 by participating in Junior European Championship with air rifle. He represented Yugoslavia at the Olympic Games
in 1984 & 1988 and Slovenia in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 & 2008. Among numerous medals and awards he has won, the most important is the 1st place
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
, where he competed in the event 50 metre rifle three positions
. He holds all world and Olympic records in this event.
He is only the fifth shooter to ever compete at seven Olympic Games, the others being Latvian Afanasijs Kuzmins
, Belgian François Lafortune, Jr
, Swede Ragnar Skanåker
, and Peruvian Francisco Boza
. Of these, only Kuzmins, who also competed with Debevec at the 2008 Olympics
, has appeared at eight games. In 2000 he became the first Slovenian to compete at five Olympics; he has since been joined by biathlete/cross country skier Sašo Grajf in 2002, biathlete Janez Ožbolt in 2006 and rower Iztok Čop
in 2008.
He joined the Military Sport Squad of Slovenian Army in 1991 and holds the rank of Warrant Officer. He has won two world military championships in 300m Three Positions in 2006 and 300m Rapid Fire Rifle in 2005 and 2008.
Competition highlights:
Postojna
Postojna is a town and a municipality in the traditional region of Inner Carniola, from Trieste, in southwestern Slovenia. Population 14,581 .-History:...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, a part of the former Yugoslavia, on March 29, 1963. He became involved in shooting sports in 1971 and became a member of Junior national team in 1979. He won his first medal in 1980 by participating in Junior European Championship with air rifle. He represented Yugoslavia at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
in 1984 & 1988 and Slovenia in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 & 2008. Among numerous medals and awards he has won, the most important is the 1st place
Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The shooting competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics were carried out at the Sydney International Shooting Centre in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia during the first week of the Games, from Saturday 16 September 2000 to Saturday 23 September 2000....
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, where he competed in the event 50 metre rifle three positions
50 metre rifle three positions
50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women...
. He holds all world and Olympic records in this event.
He is only the fifth shooter to ever compete at seven Olympic Games, the others being Latvian Afanasijs Kuzmins
Afanasijs Kuzmins
Afanasijs Kuzmins is a Latvian shooter who won two Olympic medals in the 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol event; gold at the 1988 for the USSR and silver at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Latvia. He also won the 1986 World Championship in 25 m Standard Pistol...
, Belgian François Lafortune, Jr
François Lafortune, Jr
François Jacques Marie Gerard "Frans" Lafortune is a Belgian rifle shooter who competed at seven Olympic Games from 1952 to 1976. He was born in Visé. His best finish was 10th in the 50m Rifle, Prone Position at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.He comes from a sporting family with seventeen...
, Swede Ragnar Skanåker
Ragnar Skanåker
Ragnar Skanåker is a Swedish pistol shooter who was a world-class shooter for an extremely long period. His international breakthrough came in the 1972 Olympics, where he won the 50 m Pistol event...
, and Peruvian Francisco Boza
Francisco Boza
Francisco Boza is a Peruvian sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in trap shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and came fourth four years later....
. Of these, only Kuzmins, who also competed with Debevec 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...
, has appeared at eight games. In 2000 he became the first Slovenian to compete at five Olympics; he has since been joined by biathlete/cross country skier Sašo Grajf in 2002, biathlete Janez Ožbolt in 2006 and rower Iztok Čop
Iztok Cop
Iztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....
in 2008.
He joined the Military Sport Squad of Slovenian Army in 1991 and holds the rank of Warrant Officer. He has won two world military championships in 300m Three Positions in 2006 and 300m Rapid Fire Rifle in 2005 and 2008.
Competition highlights:
- Olympic gold 3-p, Sydney 2000 with Olympic record 1177 p.(still valid)
- World record 3-p, Munich WCF 1992, 1186 p. (still valid)
- 4× world cup final winner in 3-p (1992,1993,2003,2006)
- 27× world cup winner (14× in 3-p, 13× air rifle)
- multiple WCh medalist in all events from crossbow, air rifle, 50m s-b rifle, to 300m big bore rifle
Olympic results
| Event | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women... |
— | 6th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle three positions Men's 50 metre rifle three positions was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set, by Juha Hirvi and Gratchia Petikian... 1167+95.6 |
9th Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle three positions Men's 50 metre rifle three positions was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Both Jean-Pierre Amat and Sergey Belyayev reached a new Olympic record of 1175 points in the qualification round; Amat shot the better final and won the gold medal.-Qualification round:OR... 1166 |
Gold Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle three positions -Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record... 1177+98.1 |
4th 1166+96.6 |
Bronze 1176+95.7 |
| 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle caliber rifle... |
— | 18th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle prone Men's 50 metre rifle prone was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set. The first was set by Hubert Bichler with 598 points in the qualification round... 594 |
9th Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle prone Men's 50 metre rifle prone was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Christian Klees shot a perfect 600 in the qualification round and set a new World record after 104.8 points in the final... 596 |
19th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle prone -Qualification round:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:... 593 |
9th 594 |
21st 592 |
| 10 metre air rifle | 25th Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air rifle Men's 10 metre air rifle was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic three positions competition to feature final shooting.-Qualification round:... 585 |
9th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air rifle Men's 10 metre air rifle was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set, both by the new Olympic champion, Yuri Fedkin.-Qualification round:OR Olympic... 589 |
6th Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air rifle Men's 10 metre air rifle was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Artem Khadjibekov defeated Wolfram Waibel in the final to win the gold medal.-Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:... 591+101.1 |
9th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record... 591 |
29th 589 |
31st 589 |
Records
| Current world records held in 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women... |
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