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Radoslav Malenovsky

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Slovakia
Shooting

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
SH1

Further personal information

Residence
Senica, SVK
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Czech, English, Slovak
Higher education
Business Management - City University of Seattle: Bratislava, SVK

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 2005 at age 19 in high school.
Why this sport?
He was invited to try the sport by Slovakian Para shooter Veronika Vadovicova and the chairman of Altius Sports Club in Slovakia. "I wanted try something new and I was also interested about sport shooting."
Club / Team
Sportove Centrum Policie [SCP]: Bratislava, SVK
Name of coach
Tomas Studenic [fitness trainer]; Milan Golena [national], SVK

International debut

Year
2005
Competing for
Slovakia
Tournament
International Tournament
Location
Germany

General interest

Hobbies
Handcycling, spending time outdoors. (Instagram profile, 04 Apr 2021)
Most influential person in career
His family. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs
"I do not believe in superstitions. Everything has a reason." (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Live and behave as you want others to behave to you." (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (radomalenovsky.wordpress.com, 23 Jan 2018)
Impairment
In 2003 he jumped into a body of water and fractured his cervical vertebrae, which resulted in quadriplegia. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012, 04 Sep 2016)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Qualification 27
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 3
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 5
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 26
2010 IPC Shooting World Championships (Zagreb, Croatia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2010-07-17 44
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2010-07-19 10
Men's 50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Qualification 2010-07-20 22
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2010-07-23 6
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2010-07-23 25
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R1 - Men's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 2012-08-31 25
R3 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2012-09-01 21
R6 - Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 2012-09-04 7
R6 - Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2012-09-04 6
R7 - Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2012-09-05 9
2014 IPC Shooting World Championships (Suhl, Germany)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2014-07-21 19
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2014-07-22 13
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2014-07-22 14
Men's 50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Qualification 2014-07-25 31
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R3 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 2016-09-10 4
R3 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2016-09-10 6
R7 - Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2016-09-12 14
R6 - Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2016-09-14 14
Cheongju 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships (Cheongju, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R7 - Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final 2018-05-05 4
R7 - Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 5
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Final 2018-05-05 5
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 8
R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 18
R1 - Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Final 2018-05-05 1
R1 - Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 8
Team R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 3