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Vladimir Marcan

Shooting

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Impaired range of motion
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
SH2, SH1

Further personal information

Family
Children Vladimir, Petr and Martina
Residence
Olomouc, CZE
Occupation
Athlete, Sports Administrator
Languages
Czech
Higher education
Construction

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 1998 in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Why this sport?
He began shooting as a hobby.
Name of coach
Karel Malek [national], CZE

International debut

Year
2001
Competing for
Czech Republic
Location
Munich, GER

General interest

Most influential person in career
Coach Karel Malek. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Hero / Idol
Czech Olympic shooter Martin Tenk. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Everything is possible." (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Awards and honours
He was named the 2011 and 2013 Male Athlete with an Impairment of the Year in Olomouc, Czech Republic. (Statutarni mesto Olomouc YouTube channel, 19 Apr 2016; Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Impairment
He was involved in a car accident which resulted in him losing movement in his right hand and lower limbs. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Other information
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as chairman of the SSK ELAN Olomouc club in the Czech Republic, and also worked as director of shooting at the Czech Association of Athletes with an Impairment. (caths.cz, 24 May 2017; rozhlas.cz, 06 Apr 2017; shooting.cz, 06 Jun 2015)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Sport Pistol SH1 Qualification 26
2010 IPC Shooting World Championships (Zagreb, Croatia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed 25m Sport Pistol SH1 Qualification 2010-07-18 32
Mixed Air Pistol Standard SH1 Qualification 2010-07-21 13
2014 IPC Shooting World Championships (Suhl, Germany)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification 2014-07-22 29
Mixed Air Pistol Standard SH1 Qualification 2014-07-25 14
Cheongju 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships (Cheongju, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
P5 - Mixed 10m Air Pistol Standard SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 21