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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
SH1
Further personal information
Residence
Bjelovar, CRO
Occupation
Coach
Languages
Croatian, English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 1994 in Bjelovar, Croatia.
Why this sport?
"I was a member of the Croatian Army and we would have military qualification tournaments. It was not like sport shooting but I was noticed by Marijan Rezneki, the president of a shooting club, who encouraged me to join."
Club / Team
SKOI Bjelovar: Croatia
Name of coach
Zeljko Rogulja [club], CRO
Handedness
Right
General interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (hpo.hr, 23 Aug 2021)
Most influential person in career
Coach Zeljko Rogulja. (hpo.hr, 23 Aug 2021; Athlete, 11 Sep 2016)
Hero / Idol
North Macedonian Para shooter Vanco Karanfilov. (Athlete, 11 Sep 2016)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"I believe that perseverance in achieving goals is an important quality of every athlete." (hpo.hr, 23 Aug 2021)
Awards and honours
He was named the 2018 Senior Athlete of the Year by the Bjelovar Sports Association in Croatia. (zvono.eu, 02 Feb 2019)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (slobodnadalmacija.hr, 10 Dec 2018)
Impairment
His leg was amputated below the knee after he stepped on a landmine. (Athlete, 11 Sep 2016)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Air Pistol SH1 | Preliminary | 29 | ||
| Mixed Free Pistol SH1 | Preliminary | 8 | ||
| Mixed Free Pistol SH1 | Final Round | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 9 | ||
| Mixed Sport Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 14 | ||
| Mixed Free Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 12 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 50m Free Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2010-07-21 | 30 | |
| Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2010-07-23 | 21 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 - Men's 10 m Air Pistol SH1 | Final Round | 2016-09-09 | 7 | |
| P1 - Men's 10 m Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2016-09-09 | 3 | |
| P4 - Mixed 50 m Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2016-09-14 | 9 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 - Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2018-05-05 | 35 | |
| P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2018-05-05 | 20 | |
| P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2018-05-05 | 42 |