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Rudolf Petrovic

Shooting

Biography

Impairment information

Classification
SH2

Further personal information

Languages
Croatian, English

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up shooting Para sport in 1998 at the Association of Persons with Disabilities in Rijeka, Croatia.
Why this sport?
He grew up around shooting because his great-grandfather and his grandfather worked as forest rangers, while his father and his brother were hunters.
Club / Team
SKOI Paraolimpijac Rijeka: Croatia
Name of coach
Tomislav Lazic [national], CRO

International debut

Year
2003
Competing for
Croatia
Location
Apeldoorn, NED

General interest

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Success comes when preparation meets opportunity." (hpo.hr, 13 Aug 2015)
Other sports
He won a silver medal in Para table tennis at the 2001 National Championships in Croatia. (hpo.hr, 13 Aug 2015)
Other information
CLUB FOUNDER
He is the founder and president of the SKOI Paraolimpijac Rijeka shooting club in Croatia. (rijeka.hr, 01 Jun 2016; hpo.hr, 13 Aug 2015)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2 Qualification 21
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification 21
2010 IPC Shooting World Championships (Zagreb, Croatia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed 10m Air Rifle standing SH2 Qualification 2010-07-21 35
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2010-07-23 3
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH2 Qualification 2010-07-24 23
2014 IPC Shooting World Championships (Suhl, Germany)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH2 Qualification 2014-07-19 9
Mixed 10m Air Rifle standing SH2 Qualification 2014-07-21 47
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH2 Qualification 2014-07-23 49
Cheongju 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships (Cheongju, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH2 Qualification 2018-05-05 22
R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH2 Qualification 2018-05-05 23