Richárd Bognár Explained

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Richárd Bognár
Birth Date:25 April 1967
Birth Place:Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary
Weight:1050NaN0
Sport:Shooting
Event:Double trap
Club:Honved Bolyai Janos SE
Coach:Erzsebet Vasvari
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Richárd Bognár (born April 25, 1967 in Mosonmagyaróvár) is a Hungarian sport shooter.[1] [2] He achieved a sixth-place finish in the men's double trap at the 2011 ISSF World Cup series in Maribor, Slovenia, with a total score of 191 targets, earning him a spot on the Hungarian team for the Olympics.[3] [4] Bognar is also a member of Honved Bolyai Janos SE, and is coached and trained by Erzsebet Vasvari.[1] [5]

At age 45, Bognar held the distinction of being the oldest member of the Hungarian team selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's double trap. He only finished in sixth place, with a total score of 182 targets (137 in the preliminary rounds and 45 in the final), six points behind winner and world-record holder Peter Wilson of Great Britain.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richárd Bognár. London 2012. 10 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501162332/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/bognar-richard-1121211/. 1 May 2013.
  2. Richárd Bognár. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093440/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/richard-bognar-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 10 February 2013.
  3. Web site: ISSF Profile – Richárd Bognár. ISSF. 10 February 2013.
  4. News: Bognár Richárd olimpiai kvótát szerzett a koronglövő Vk-n. Richárd Bognár gained the Olympic quota for double trap shotgun. Hungarian. Origo. 20 July 2011. 10 February 2013.
  5. News: Koronglövő EB: Richárd Bognár 10. dupla trapban. Shotgun championships: Richárd Bognár finished tenth in double trap. Hungarian. Hungarian Olympic Committee. 22 May 2012. 10 February 2013.
  6. Web site: Men's Double Trap Qualification. London 2012. 10 February 2013. 6 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121206014512/www.london2012.com/shooting/event/men-double-trap/phase=shm402900/index.html. dead.
  7. Web site: Men's Double Trap Final. London 2012. 10 February 2013. 11 April 2013. https://archive.today/20130411071054/www.london2012.com/shooting/event/men-double-trap/phase=shm402100/index.html. dead.