Martin Strnad
Personal information
Nationality Czech Republic
Born (1974-08-01) 1 August 1974
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event25 m rapid fire pistol (RFP)
ClubŠKP Rapid Plzeň[1][2]
Coached byBratislav Putna[1][2]
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Czech Republic
European Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Kraków-Małopolska25 m rapid fire pistol team

Martin Strnad (born August 1, 1974 in Brno[3][4]) is a Czech sport shooter.[5][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][6] He won a gold medal in the men's rapid fire pistol at the 2013 ISSF World Cup series in Bangkok, Thailand.[7]

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).[8][9]

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.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Martin Strnad". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "ISSF Profile – Martin Strnad". ISSF. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Brnensky.denik.cz
  4. ↑ Olympic.cz: Martin Strnad
  5. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martin Strnad". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Shooters Add Four Medals in Munich". Shooting Wire. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Brnensky.denik.cz
  8. ↑ "Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification – Stage 1". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification – Stage 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.


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