Martin_Tesovic

Martin Tešovič

Martin Tešovič

Slovak athlete

Martin Tešovič (born 26 October 1974) is a Slovak bobsledder and weightlifter.[2]

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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

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    "Martin Tešovič". Pravda (in Slovak).
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    "Martin Tešovič: Skúsenosť zo štvorbobu je na nezaplatenie". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 16 June 2012.
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    "Martin Tešovič: Vzpierať začínal s metlou". Nový čas (in Slovak). 26 July 2008.
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    "Tešovič už nemá strach, ale rešpekt zostal". Sme (in Slovak). 6 February 2010.
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    Mašľany, Michal (3 August 2012). "Tešovič: Londýn nie je posledný". Pravda (in Slovak).
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    Ambrozek, Vladimír (6 August 2012). "Slováci na OH. Tešovič v kategórii do 105 kg na 11. mieste". Šport Noviny (in Slovak).
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    "Martin Tesovic". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Vzpieranie: Tešovič sa vrátil do svetovej elity, získal tri bronzy". Sme (in Slovak). 17 November 2005.
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    "Tešovič skončil, zranil sa". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 11 August 2008.
  10. [10]
    "Jagnešák už vybral kvarteto do Vancouveru". SITA (in Slovak). 18 January 2010.
  11. [11]
    "Bobisti havarovali v 1. jazde a na olympiáde skončili". SITA (in Slovak). 27 February 2010.
  12. [12]
    "Boby: Slováci v Lake Placid v štvorboboch na 5. a 6. priečke" [Bobsleigh: Slovaks finished fifth and sixth places at the four-man event in Lake Placid]. sport7.dnes24.sk (in Slovak). 13 January 2014.
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