Wojciech Knapik

Wojciech Michał Knapik (born July 24, 1980 in Opole) is a Polish sport shooter.[1] Since 2001, Knapik had won a total of four medals at the ISSF World Cup circuit, including gold for the 10 m air pistol (2003 in Changwon, South Korea).

Wojciech Knapik
Personal information
Full nameWojciech Michał Knapik
Nationality Poland
Born (1980-07-24) 24 July 1980
Opole, Poland
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air pistol (AP60)
50 m pistol (FP)
ClubZawisza Bydgoszcz
Coached byIwanov Radomir

Knapik made his official debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished eleventh in the men's 10 m air pistol, with a score of 580 points, tying his position with four-time Olympian and two-time silver medalist Igor Basinski of Belarus. He also competed in the men's 50 m pistol event, where he was able to shoot a total of 536 targets, finishing only in thirty-ninth place.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Knapik competed for the second time in two pistol shooting events. He placed twenty-fourth out of forty-eight shooters in the men's 10 m air pistol, with a total score of 577 points.[2] Three days later, Knapik competed for his second event, 50 m rifle pistol, where he was able to fire 10 shots each in six attempts, for a total score of 543 points, finishing again in thirty-ninth place.[3]

Olympic results

Event 2004 2008 2012
50 metre pistol 39th
536
39th
543
10 metre air pistol 11th
580
24th
577

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wojciech Knapik". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. "Men's 10m Air Pistol Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. "Men's 50m Pistol Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.


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