Christian Reitz

Christian Reitz (born 29 April 1987) is a German 25 metre rapid fire pistol shooter, the current world record holder.

Christian Reitz
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1987-04-29) 29 April 1987
Löbau, East Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportShooting
Event(s)Air pistol
ClubSV Kriftel
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro25 m rapid fire pistol
2008 Beijing25 m rapid fire pistol
World Championships
2018 Changwon25 m center fire pistol
2018 Changwon25 m team rapid fire pistol
European Championships
2013 Osijek25 m RF pistol team
2013 Osijek25 m center fire pistol
2013 Osijek25 m rapid fire pistol

Career

He rose to fame during 2005, the first year with the new equipment rules, but was defeated in that year's European Junior Championships by teammate Philipp Wagenitz before finishing his junior career with victories in the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships and the 2007 European Championships.

In his first year as a senior, Reitz won two World Cup competitions and was the runner-up behind three-time Olympic champion Ralf Schumann at another, equalling the world record with a 591 score in Milan, and raising Schumann's final world record from 790.0 to 794.0. At the 2008 Olympics, he won the bronze medal behind Oleksandr Petriv and Schumann.[1]

Performance timeline

25 metre rapid fire pistol
2008 2009
Olympic Games Bronze
579+200.3		 Not held
World Championships Not held
European Championships Not held
World Cup 1 Gold
588+197.6		 4th
589+195.4
World Cup 2 — —
World Cup 3 Silver
585+201.4		 Gold
584+201.3
World Cup 4 Gold
591+203.0		 Bronze
582+198.0
World Cup Final Silver
590+197.9		 Qualified

Records
Current world records held in 25 metre rapid fire pistol
Men Qualification 593  Christian Reitz (GER)
 Kim Jun-hong (KOR)		 July 30, 2013
July 6, 2014		 Osijek (CRO)
Beijing (CHN)

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christian Reitz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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