Josip Glasnović
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| Born | 7 May 1983 Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Trap, Double trap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | GAJ Dubrava | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2008, 2016 (Trap) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Josip Glasnović (born 7 May 1983) is a Croatian sports shooter who competes in shotgun events.[2] His biggest success was the gold medal in trap at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
He reached the trap final at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, where he finished 5th.[2]
He also won a gold medal in team trap along with his national team teammates, his brother Anton Glasnović and Giovanni Cernogoraz at the 2012 European Shotgun Championships in Larnaca.[3]
In the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in trap, beating Giovanni Pellielo in the final round.
Personal life
[edit]Glasnović is of Kosovo Croat descent.[4] He is married to Ana Došen Glasnović and they have two children together. He is a devout Roman Catholic.[5]
Olympic results
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| Event | 2008 | 2016 | |
| Trap | 5th 119+21 |
Gold | |
Orders
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References
[edit]- ^ "ISSF Portrait". Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Josip Glasnović". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Cernogoraz i muška ekipa europski prvaci u streljaštvu". Novi list (in Croatian). 25 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Zlatni olimpijac otvorio dušu: Posvuda imam uvjete za trening, samo ne u svom Zagrebu. A stanje je sve gore". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 13 April 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Glasnović, Biles, Ledecky...Olimpijski prvaci koji svoj uspjeh zahvaljuju molitvi i Bogu!". Bitno.net (in Croatian). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ Vijesti: Dodijeljena odlikovanja izraz su priznanja i zahvalnosti za rad i doprinos razvoju i napretku Republike Hrvatske Archived 12 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine(in Croatian)
External links
[edit]- Profile at the International Shooting Sport Federation website
Olympic champions in men's trap | |
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Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Croatian people of Kosovan descent
- Croatian male sport shooters
- Olympic shooters for Croatia
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Trap and double trap shooters
- Sportspeople from Zagreb
- European Games competitors for Croatia
- Shooters at the 2015 European Games
- Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Croatia
- Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics