David Kostelecký (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdavɪt ˈkostɛlɛtskiː]; born May 12, 1975, in Brno, Czechoslovakia,[1]) is a male Czech sports shooter. He won the gold medal in the Men's Trap event at the 2008 Summer Olympics[2] and the silver medal in the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

David Kostelecký
David Kostelecký
Personal information
Born (1975-05-12) May 12, 1975 (age 49)
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Trap
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Trap
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Belgrade Trap
Silver medal – second place 2011 Belgrade Team trap
Silver medal – second place 2017 Moscow Team trap
Silver medal – second place 2022 Osijek Team trap
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Maribor Team trap
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Granada Team trap
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku Team trap
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Trap
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Lonato del Garda Trap
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kazan Team trap
Gold medal – first place 2011 Belgrade Team trap
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku Trap
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nicosia Trap
Silver medal – second place 2008 Nicosia Trap
Silver medal – second place 2011 Belgrade Trap
Silver medal – second place 2012 Larnaca Team trap
Silver medal – second place 2016 Lonato del Garda Team trap
Silver medal – second place 2023 Osijek Team trap
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sarlóspuszta Trap
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku Team trap

Sports career

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He started shooting after receiving an air rifle from his grandfather, a hunter, and following his older brother.[4] Being a junior, he was labeled unperspective, as he stated in 2021.[4]

Nevertheless, in 1993, Kostelecký won a bronze medal at the European junior championships in his home Brno. He won junior world championships in 1995 in Nicosia, where he finished second in the European championships in 1995, starting his senior championships medal collection. In 1996, he participated in his first Olympics, finishing 31st in the qualification round behind both his compatriots (Jiří Gach finished eighth and Pavel Kubec 13th).[5]

In 2002 he became European champion in Lonato taking advantage from the basic round result of 122 and keeping off Marco Venturini in the final.[6] It was the first individual European gold in trap for any Czech shooter. He also finished second in the 2006 ISSF World Cup final.[7]

After adding silver in 2011 and bronze in 2014, Kostelecký won his second European championships title in 2017 in Baku.[8]

Personal life

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Kostelecký married Slovak shooter Lenka Barteková in 2010,[9] a year later their son Daniel was born.[10]

Olympic results

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Event 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2021
Trap 31st
118
6th
116+22
  Gold
121+25
14th
120
4th
118+13+9
  Silver
123+5+6

Records

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Current world records held in Olympic Trap
Men Qualification 125   Giovanni Pellielo (ITA)
  Ray Ycong (USA)
  Marcello Tittarelli (ITA)
  Lance Bade (USA)
  Pavel Gurkin (RUS)
  David Kostelecký (CZE)
  Massimo Fabbrizi (ITA)
  Massimo Fabbrizi (ITA)
  Michael Diamond (AUS)
  Giovanni Pellielo (ITA)
  Casey Wallace (USA)
  Jean Pierre Brol Cardenas (GUA)
  James Willett (AUS)
  Josip Glasnovic (CRO)
  Jiří Lipták (CZE)
  Sebastien Guerrero (FRA)
April 1, 1994
June 9, 1995
June 11, 1996
July 23, 1998
August 10, 2005
October 5, 2006
May 15, 2009
September 6, 2011
August 6, 2012
April 18, 2013
October 16, 2014
August 15, 2015
March 19, 2019
April 9, 2019
June 2, 2021
September 24, 2023
Nicosia (CYP)
Lahti (FIN)
Suhl (GER)
Barcelona (ESP)
Americana (BRA)
Granada (ESP)
Munich (GER)
Belgrade (SRB)
London (ENG)
Al Ain (UAE)
Guadalajara (MEX)
Qabala (AZE)
Guadalajara (MEX)
Al Ain (UAE)
Osijek (CRO)
Osijek (CRO)
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References

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  1. ^ "Athlete Biography". Beijing Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009.
  2. ^ "Kostelecky perfect in final round to win trap". Associated Press. August 10, 2008. Archived from the original on August 13, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
  3. ^ Novotný, Pavel (July 29, 2021). "Historický triumf v Tokiu! Češi rozdrtili zbytek světa. Lipták vystřílel zlato, Kostelecký stříbro". PRÁVO. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Jsi neperspektivní, slyšel Kostelecký před 30 lety. Znamená stříbro loučení?". iSport.cz (in Czech). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  5. ^ "Atlanta 1996 Shooting trap 125 targets men results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  6. ^ "Kostelecký je mistrem Evropy v trapu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2002-05-29. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  7. ^ "ISSF". International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
  8. ^ "Střelec Kostelecký je podruhé v kariéře mistrem Evropy v trapu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  9. ^ "Olympijský vítěz Kostelecký se oženil se slovenskou střelkyní Bartekovou a čekají rodinu". Sport.cz (in Czech). 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  10. ^ "Olympijský vítěz Kostelecký má syna Denise". iSport.cz (in Czech). 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
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