David Kostelecký
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| Born | 12 May 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Kostelecký (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdavɪt ˈkostɛlɛtskiː]; born 12 May 1975) is a Czech sport shooter. He won the gold medal in the Men's Trap event at the 2008 Summer Olympics[2] and the silver medal in the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
Sports career
He started shooting after receiving an air rifle from his grandfather, a hunter, and following his older brother. Being a junior, he was labeled unperspective, as he stated in 2021.[4]
Nevertheless, in 1993, Kostelecký won a bronze medal at the European junior championships in his home Brno. He won junior world championships in 1995 in Nicosia, where he finished second in the European championships in 1995, starting his senior championships medal collection. In 1996, he participated in his first Olympics, finishing 31st in the qualification round behind both his compatriots (Jiří Gach finished eighth and Pavel Kubec 13th).[5]
In 2002 he became European champion in Lonato del Garda taking advantage from the basic round result of 122 and keeping off Marco Venturini in the final.[6] It was the first individual European gold in trap for any Czech shooter. He also finished second in the 2006 ISSF World Cup final.[7]
After adding silver in 2011 and bronze in 2014, Kostelecký won his second European championships title in 2017 in Baku.[8]
Personal life
Kostelecký married Slovak shooter Lenka Barteková in 2010,[9] a year later their son Daniel was born.[10]
Olympic results
| Event | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2021 |
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| Trap | 31st 118 |
6th 116+22 |
— | Gold 121+25 |
14th 120 |
4th 118+13+9 |
Silver 123+5+6 |
Records
| Current world records held in Olympic Trap | ||||||||
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| Men | Qualification | 125 | Giovanni Pellielo (ITA) Ray Ycong (USA) Marcello Tittarelli (ITA) Lance Bade (USA) Pavel Gurkin (RUS) David Kostelecký (CZE) Massimo Fabbrizi (ITA) Massimo Fabbrizi (ITA) Michael Diamond (AUS) Giovanni Pellielo (ITA) Casey Wallace (USA) Jean Pierre Brol Cardenas (GUA) James Willett (AUS) Josip Glasnovic (CRO) Jiří Lipták (CZE) Sebastien Guerrero (FRA) Anton Glasnović (CRO) |
April 1, 1994 June 9, 1995 June 11, 1996 July 23, 1998 August 10, 2005 October 5, 2006 May 15, 2009 September 6, 2011 August 6, 2012 April 18, 2013 October 16, 2014 August 15, 2015 March 19, 2019 April 9, 2019 June 2, 2021 September 24, 2023 October 17, 2025 |
Nicosia (CYP) Lahti (FIN) Suhl (GER) Barcelona (ESP) Americana (BRA) Granada (ESP) Munich (GER) Belgrade (SRB) London (ENG) Al Ain (UAE) Guadalajara (MEX) Qabala (AZE) Guadalajara (MEX) Al Ain (UAE) Osijek (CRO) Osijek (CRO) Athens (GRE) |
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References
- ^ "Athlete Biography". Beijing Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009.
- ^ "Kostelecky perfect in final round to win trap". Associated Press. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- ^ Novotný, Pavel (29 July 2021). "Historický triumf v Tokiu! Češi rozdrtili zbytek světa. Lipták vystřílel zlato, Kostelecký stříbro". Právo (in Czech). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Jsi neperspektivní, slyšel Kostelecký před 30 lety. Znamená stříbro loučení?". iSport.cz (in Czech). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996 Shooting trap 125 targets men results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Kostelecký je mistrem Evropy v trapu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 29 May 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "ISSF". International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- ^ "Střelec Kostelecký je podruhé v kariéře mistrem Evropy v trapu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Olympijský vítěz Kostelecký se oženil se slovenskou střelkyní Bartekovou a čekají rodinu". Sport.cz (in Czech). 2 October 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Olympijský vítěz Kostelecký má syna Denise". iSport.cz (in Czech). 9 March 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
External links
- David Kostelecký at ISSF
- David Kostelecký at Olympics.com
- David Kostelecký at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
- David Kostelecký at Olympedia
- David Kostelecký at InterSportStats