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

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Christian Reitz

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1987-04-29) 29 April 1987 (age 36) Löbau, East Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Shooting
Event	Air pistol
Club	SV Kriftel
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 25 m rapid fire pistol 2008 Beijing 25 m rapid fire pistol World Championships 2022 Cairo 25 m standard pistol mixed team 2022 Cairo 25 m center fire pistol 2023 Baku 25 m center fire pistol 2023 Baku 25 m center fire pistol team 2018 Changwon 25 m center fire pistol 2018 Changwon 25 m team rapid fire pistol 2022 Cairo 25 m standard pistol 2023 Baku 25 m rapid fire pistol team 2023 Baku 25 m standard pistol team European Games 2015 Baku 25 m rapid fire pistol 2015 Baku 10 m air pistol mixed team 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 10 m air pistol team 2019 Minsk 25 m standard pistol mixed team 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 25 m rapid fire pistol 2019 Minsk 10 m air pistol mixed team European Championships 2013 Osijek 25 m RF pistol team 2013 Osijek 25 m center fire pistol 2013 Osijek 25 m rapid fire pistol

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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.^{[citation needed]}

In his first year as a senior,^[when?] 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.^{[citation needed]} At the 2008 Olympics, he won the bronze medal behind Oleksandr Petriv and Schumann.^[1]