Sven Anders Fredrik Haglund (born January 13, 1980, in Trollhättan) is a Swedish sport shooter.[2] He has been selected to compete for Sweden in rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has attained numerous top ten finishes in a major international competition, spanning the ISSF World Cup series and the European Championships.[1] Haglund trains under head coach Stefan Lindblom for the national team, while shooting at Trollhättans Sportskytte.[1][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sven Anders Fredrik Haglund |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Born | 13 January 1980 Trollhättan, Sweden |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event(s) | 10 m air rifle (AR60) 50 m rifle prone (FR60PR) 50 m rifle 3 positions (FR3X40) |
| Club | Trollhättans Sportskytte[1] |
| Coached by | Stefan Lindblom[1] |
Haglund qualified for the Swedish team in rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He managed to get a minimum qualifying score of 1168 in the rifle three positions to gain an Olympic quota place for Sweden, following his fourth-place finish at the ISSF World Cup meet in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States a year earlier.[4][5] In the 10 m air rifle, Haglund shot a steady 589 out of a possible 600 to tie for twenty-ninth with three other shooters.[6][7] Haglund also marked a total score of 1142 points (393 in prone, 372 in standing, and 377 in the kneeling) in his signature event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, finishing haplessly in a lowly thirty-fifth position out of forty shooters.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "ISSF Profile – Sven Haglund". ISSF. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sven Haglund". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Gevärsskytten Sven Haglund från Trollhättan till Aten" [Rifle shooter Sven Haglund travels from Trollhättan to Athens] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 20 April 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Fyra skyttar kan sikta in sig på Aten Olympiskt Svenskt sportskytte har siktet inställt på OS i Aten 2004" [Four Swedish shooters have set their sights to target Olympic places in shooting for the 2004 Athens Olympics] (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 13 May 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Shooting: Men's 10m Air Rifle Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Svenska gevärsskyttarna långt ifrån den olympiska finalen" [Swedish rifle shooters missed the Olympic finals] (in Swedish). Östgöta Correspondenten. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Shooting: Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Svenska gevärsskyttar bommar final" [Swedish riflemen barred Olympic finallanguage=sv]. Sveriges Radio. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
External links edit
- Sven Haglund at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Athlete Bio – Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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