Martin Tešovič (born 26 October 1974) is a Slovak bobsledder and weightlifter.[2]
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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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early and personal life
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
Weightlifting
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
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
External links
- 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