Petar Gorša

Petar Gorša (born 11 January 1988) is a Croatian sports shooter. He competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

Petar Gorša
Personal information
NationalityCroatian
Born (1988-01-11) 11 January 1988
Bjelovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryCroatia
SportShooting
Event(s)Air rifle
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2008–2016
Medal record
Men's Shooting
Representing  Croatia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Changwon10 m air rifle
Silver medal – second place2018 Changwon50 m rifle 3 positions
Bronze medal – third place2023 Baku10 m air rifle team
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Baku50 m rifle 3 positions
Silver medal – second place2023 Kraków-Małopolska10 m air rifle team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 ArnhemMixed team 10 m air rifle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Győr10 m air rifle

At the 2008 Olympics, he competed in the 10 m air rifle, the 50 m rifle prone and the 50 m rifle three positions, finishing in 37th, 49th and 44th position respectively.[2] At the 2012 Olympics, he only competed in the 10 m air rifle, finishing in 43rd.[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 50 m rifle prone, the 50 m rifle three positions and the 10 m air rifle.[4][5][3] He reached the final of the 10 m air rifle finishing in 7th.[3]

References
  1. "London 2012: Petar Gorša". London 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. "Sports Reference: Petar Gorša". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. "Rio 2016 10m air rifle (60 shots) men – Olympic Shooting". International Olympic Committee. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. "Rio 2016 50m rifle prone (60 shots) men – Olympic Shooting". International Olympic Committee. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. "Rio 2016 50m rifle 3 positions (3x40 shots) men – Olympic Shooting". International Olympic Committee. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.