Martin Tešovič
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| Born | 26 October 1974 Bratislava, Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 1.05 kg (2 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martin Tešovič (born 26 October 1974) is a Slovak bobsledder and weightlifter.[2]
Early and personal life
[edit]Having been involved in sports since childhood, Tešovič wanted to play football, but it did not appeal to him.[3] Tešovič developed an interest in bobsleigh following a discussion with Milan Jagnešák, who asked if he could try the sport. The former initially refused but eventually decided to try it.[4]
Tešovič has a son named Šimon with his girlfriend, Katarína.[5]
Career
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]Tešovič competed in three Summer Olympics: 1996 (10th place; middle heavyweight), 2004 (no total, 105 kg category), and 2012 (11th; 105kg category with a total of 363kg).[6]
Tešovič won the gold medal at the 1997 World Weightlifting Championships in the men's sub-heavyweight class (99kg) with a total of 400kg.[7]
He finished third place at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 412kg and was only 1kg behind the silver medalist Alexandru Bratan.[8]
Tešovič was supposed to participate at the 2008 Summer Olympics but did not enter the event due to Achilles tendon.[9]
Bobsleigh
[edit]At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Tešovič teamed up with Milan Jagnešák, Marcel Lopuchovský, and Petr Narovec.[10] They crashed out in the first round, but were eventually saved. [11]
At the 2013–14 Bobsleigh World Cup in Lake Placid, Tešovič finished fifth place during the four-man event with Jagnešák, Lukáš Kožienka, and Juraj Mokráš.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Martin Tešovič". Pravda (in Slovak).
- ^ "Martin Tešovič: Skúsenosť zo štvorbobu je na nezaplatenie". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Martin Tešovič: Vzpierať začínal s metlou". Nový čas (in Slovak). 26 July 2008.
- ^ "Tešovič už nemá strach, ale rešpekt zostal". Sme (in Slovak). 6 February 2010.
- ^ Mašľany, Michal (3 August 2012). "Tešovič: Londýn nie je posledný". Pravda (in Slovak).
- ^ Ambrozek, Vladimír (6 August 2012). "Slováci na OH. Tešovič v kategórii do 105 kg na 11. mieste". Šport Noviny (in Slovak).
- ^ "Martin Tesovic". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Vzpieranie: Tešovič sa vrátil do svetovej elity, získal tri bronzy". Sme (in Slovak). 17 November 2005.
- ^ "Tešovič skončil, zranil sa". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 11 August 2008.
- ^ "Jagnešák už vybral kvarteto do Vancouveru". SITA (in Slovak). 18 January 2010.
- ^ "Bobisti havarovali v 1. jazde a na olympiáde skončili". SITA (in Slovak). 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Boby: Slováci v Lake Placid v štvorboboch na 5. a 6. priečke" [Bobsleigh: Slovaks finished fifth and sixth places at the four-man event in Lake Placid]. sport7.dnes24.sk (in Slovak). 13 January 2014.
External links
[edit]- Martin Tesovic at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Martin Tesovic at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Martin Tesovic at Olympics.com
- Martin Tesovic at Olympic.org (archived)
- Martin Tešovič at Olympedia
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bobsledders for Slovakia
- Olympic weightlifters for Slovakia
- Sportspeople from Bratislava
- Slovak male bobsledders
- Slovak male weightlifters
- Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- European Weightlifting Championships medalists
- World Weightlifting Championships medalists