Matej Medveď

Matej Medveď (3 July 1996 – 25 July 2020) was a Slovak sport shooter who competes in the men's 10 metre air rifle.[1] He competed for Slovakia at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy and 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.

Matej Medveď
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born(1996-07-03)3 July 1996
Brezno, Slovakia
Died25 July 2020(2020-07-25) (aged 24)
Košice, Slovakia
Height63 kg
Weight1.76 m
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle
50 m air rifle
ClubDukla Banská Bystrica
Coached byZoltán Baláž
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Slovakia
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2019 Naples10 metre air rifle team

Death

Medveď died unexpectedly after a shooting competition in Košice aged 24. He was buried on 30 July 2020, in his hometown Brezno.[2]

References
  1. "Matej Medveď". Olympic.sk. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. "Matej Medveď, a representative in sport shooting, died at the age of 24, the funeral will be on Thursday". Olympic.sk. Retrieved 9 July 2021.


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