Andrzej Głyda

Andrzej Głyda (born 12 September 1979 in Poznań) is a Polish sport shooter.[2] He was selected to compete for Poland in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and eventually won two career medals, a gold and a silver, in a major international competition, spanning the World and European Championships. Głyda is a member of the shooting team for WSK Śląsk Wrocław, and a resident athlete of the Polish Sport Shooting Federation, where he trains throughout his sporting career under head coach and 1976 Olympic bronze medalist Wiesław Gawlikowski.[1][3]

Andrzej Głyda
Personal information
Full nameAndrzej Głyda
Nationality Poland
Born (1979-09-12) 12 September 1979
Poznań, Poland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)Skeet (SK125)
ClubWSK Śląsk Wrocław[1]
Coached byWiesław Gawlikowski[1]
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Nicosia SK125
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Zagreb SK125

Głyda's Olympic debut came as a 21-year-old newcomer at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he tallied 121 birds out of a possible 125 to establish a joint fourteen-place tie with five other shooters, including Australia's home favorite Clive Barton and defending Olympic champion Ennio Falco of Italy, in the men's skeet.[4]

In 2003, Głyda claimed his first ever gold medal in a spectacular fashion at the ISSF World Shotgun Championships in Nicosia, Cyprus with a score of 146, boosting a single-target lead over top three finalists Jin Di of China and Shawn Dulohery of the United States.[5][6] Coming atop the podium, Głyda also gained an Olympic quota place for Poland, and was eventually selected to compete in his second Games.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Głyda qualified for his second Polish team as a lone shooter in the men's skeet, by having registered a minimum qualifying score of 122 from his fantastic top finish at the World Shotgun Championships less than a year earlier.[7][8] Clearly one of the frontrunners vying for an Olympic medal as a defending World champion, Głyda slipped out of his contention to an unprecedented tie with seven other shooters for twenty-first place in the qualifying round, shooting an identical score of 119 birds.[9][10]

References
  1. "ISSF Profile – Andrzej Głyda". ISSF. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrzej Głyda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. Sołościuk, Mateusz (16 September 2012). "Znamy mistrzów Polski w skeecie i trapie" [We know the Polish skeet and trap champions] (in Polish). Ig24.pl. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  4. "Sydney 2000: Shooting – Men's Skeet" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 72–75. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. "Andrzej Głyda mistrzem świata w skeecie" [Andrzej Głyda becomes the world skeet champion] (in Polish). Sport.pl. 14 September 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  6. "Karsten Bindrich Weltmeister im Trap 2003" [Karsten Bindrich is the 2003 World trap champion] (in German). Deutscher Schützenbund. 14 September 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  7. "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  8. "Pełny skład reprezentacji Polski na igrzyska olimpijskie w Atenach" [The full composition of the Polish national team at the Athens Olympics] (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  9. "Shooting: Men's Skeet Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  10. "Głyda nie wystrzelał medalu" [Głyda out of the medal round] (in Polish). Nasze Miasto Lublin. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
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