Florian Floto

Florian Floto (born 12 April 1988) is a German male recurve archer from Braunschweig and part of the German national team.[2][3]

Florian Floto
Personal information
National team2016
Born (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988
Braunschweig, West Germany[1]
ResidenceBraunschweig, Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportArchery
Rank194 at World Archery Rankings (March 2016)
Event(s)Recurve
Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Representing  Germany
World Indoor Championships
2016 Ankara Team
European Outdoor Championships
2010 Rovereto Team
European Indoor Championships
2008 Torino Team
Updated on 30 July 2016.

He has competed internationally since the 2008 European Indoor Championships in Turin. There, he finished in 6th place individually and won the silver medal with the German team.[1] In 2010, Floto won Gold with the German team at the European Championships in Rovereto, in the individual competition he finished in fourth place.[2]

He won the gold medal at the 2016 World Indoor Archery Championships in the men's team event[4] and represented Germany at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where he finished in 9th place.[5][6] In Rio, Floto lost 4–6 in the round of 16 against eventual gold medalist Ku Bon-chan.[7]

Floto represents the Braunschweig-based Schützenverein Querum in domestic competitions, and has won several German championship titles with the club, both in individual and team events. He is an electrician by profession.[2]

References
  1. "Florian Floto". Deutsche-Olympiamannschaft.de (in German). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  2. "Florian Floto". DSB.de. Deutscher Schützenbund. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14.
  3. "2016 World Indoor Archery Championships: Entries" (PDF). ianseo.net. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  4. "Bogenschießen: WM-Titel für Unruh und Männer-Mannschaft" (in German). Focus. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. "2016 Rio Olympic Games Recurve Men: Ranking". World Archery Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  6. "Archery: Individual Competition men". Olympic.org.
  7. "Bogenschießen: Floto im Achtelfinale ausgeschieden" (in German). Die Zeit. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.


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