Martin Strnad
Czech sport shooter (born 1974)
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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]
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| Nationality |  Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||
Event | 25 m rapid fire pistol (RFP) | ||||||||||||||
| Club | ŠKP Rapid Plzeň[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bratislav Putna[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
