Emil Martinsson

Emil Martinsson, sometimes known as Emil Andersson (born 14 November 1979) is a Swedish running target sport shooter[2] who won several medals at the ISSF World Shooting Championships.[3]

Emil Martinsson
Personal information
Birth nameEmil Andersson
Full namePer Johan Emil Andersson Martinsson[1]
NationalitySwedish
Born (1979-11-14) 14 November 1979
Göteryd, Sweden
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportShooting
Event(s)Running target shooting
ClubOsby
Medal record
Individual
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 7 5 3
European Championships 8 10 11
Total 15 15 14
Team
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 3 1 3

He competed with his birth name Emil Andersson until 2009, when he married and chose to acquire the surname of his wife Martinsson, as permitted by Swedish law.[4]

Biography

Martinsson was fourth in the Running Target, 10 metres at Athens 2004.[5]

He grew up close to the Småland-Skåne border, but now lives in Strömsund, Jämtland. His trainer is Claes Johansson. At the 2008 World Running Target Championships, Martinsson became the first ever 10 metre running target World Champion in a knockout format. He defeated top seed Vladyslav Prianishnikov in the semifinal (6–3) and then scored seven straight tens in the final, winning it with 6–1 over Miroslav Januš. Martinsson defeated his title at the 2009 World Running Target Championships, once again scoring straight tens in the final.

Prior to this, Martinsson had won two individual world championship medals: a silver in 50 metre running target mixed at the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships and a bronze in 10 metre running target mixed in 2008. He also participated in the last Olympic running target competition which was held in 2004, reaching the final and finishing fourth, missing the bronze medal by 0.3 points. At the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships he failed to win an individual medal, but was part of the Swedish team that won medals in all four team events (one silver and three bronze).

Martinsson holds several Swedish records; his 50 metre running target record is 598 points, two points higher than the world record.

Individual ad team medals at World Championships
  Team event
YearCompetitionVenueRankEventPoints
2002 World Championships Lahti 2nd 50 m running target mixed 394
2008 World Championships Plzeň 1st 10 m running target 577 + 6 + 6
3rd 10 m running target mixed 382
3rd 50 m running target mixed (team) 1160
2009 World Championships Heinola 1st 10 m running target 578 + 6 + 6
2008 World Championships Munich 1st 50 m running target 590
3rd 50 m running target mixed 391
2012 World Championships Stockholm 2nd 50 m running target 590 + 19
2nd 50 m running target mixed 390
2014 World Championships Granada 1st 10 m running target 578 + 6 + 6
1st 50 m running target (team) 1166
2nd 10 m running target mixed 389
2nd 50 m running target mixed 394
3rd 50 m running target mixed (team) 1741
2016 World Championships Suhl 1st 10 m running target mixed 390
1st 50 m running target mixed 396
3rd 50 m running target 587
2018 World Championships Changwon 1st 50 m running target mixed 393
1st 10 m running target mixed (team) 1147
1st 50 m running target mixed (team) 1171
2nd 50 m running target (team) 1756
3rd 10 m running target (team) 1718

Individual medals at the European Championships
Discipline
10 m running target324
10 m running target mixed214
50 m running target241
50 m running target mixed132
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References
  1. "Emil Andersson Biographical information". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. "Hunter on the Prowl; GB PARA TABLE TENNIS". Liverpool Echo  – via Questia (subscription required) . 12 May 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. "Multi-Medalists World Championships Men Individual". issf-sports.org. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. "Sweden – a country with a great shooting history". skyttesport.se. Retrieved 29 May 2020. 2009 This year Emil Andersson gets married and changes his last name to Martinsson.
  5. "Running Target, 10 metres, Men". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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