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| Martin Tešovič | |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Height: | 1.82m (05.97feet)[1] |
| Weight: | 1.05kg (02.31lb) |
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Martin Tešovič (born 26 October 1974) is a Slovak bobsledder and weightlifter.[2]
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]
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]
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]