Martin Senore

Martin Senore (born 6 May 1968 in Pretoria) is a South African sport shooter.[2] He has been selected to compete for South Africa in small-bore rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has achieved a total of two medals, a gold and a bronze, at two editions of the African Championships.[1] Senore trains full-time at Eagle Eye Shooting Centre in Pretoria under his longtime coach Hubert Bichler.[1]

Martin Senore
Personal information
Full nameMartin Senore
Nationality South Africa
Born (1968-05-06) 6 May 1968
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)50 m rifle prone (FR60PR)
50 m rifle 3 positions (FR3X40)
ClubEagle Eye Shooting Centre[1]
Coached byHubert Bichler[1]

Senore qualified as a sole shooter for the South African squad in the men's 50 m rifle prone at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3] He managed to get a minimum qualifying score of 597 to fill in the Olympic quota place for South Africa, which was previously awarded to his brother Fred Senore, following his fourth-place feat at the ISSF World Cup meet in Munich, Germany.[1][4] Senore recorded a lowly 588 out of a possible 600 from his 60 shots to occupy a thirty-ninth position in a vast field of forty-six shooters, failing to advance to the final.[5][6]

References
  1. "ISSF Profile – Martin Senore". ISSF. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martin Senore". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. Jonckheere, Karien (20 August 2004). "SA marksman is ready for action". South Africa: Independent Online. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  5. "Shooting: Men's 50m Rifle Prone Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. "Sailing, fencing, shooting, diving". SouthAfrica.info. 23 August 2004. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.


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