Sven Haglund

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]

Sven Haglund
Personal information
Full nameSven Anders Fredrik Haglund
Nationality Sweden
Born (1980-01-13) 13 January 1980
Trollhättan, Sweden
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR60)
50 m rifle prone (FR60PR)
50 m rifle 3 positions (FR3X40)
ClubTrollhättans Sportskytte[1]
Coached byStefan 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
  1. "ISSF Profile – Sven Haglund". ISSF. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  5. "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.
  6. "Shooting: Men's 10m Air Rifle Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. "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.
  8. "Shooting: Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  9. "Svenska gevärsskyttar bommar final" [Swedish riflemen barred Olympic finallanguage=sv]. Sveriges Radio. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2015.


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