Josip Glasnović

Josip Glasnović
Personal information
Born (1983-05-07) 7 May 1983
Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Croatia
Sport Shooting
Event(s) Trap, Double trap
Club GAJ Dubrava
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2008 (Trap)

Josip Glasnović (born 7 May 1983) is a Croatian sports shooter who competes in shotgun events.[2] His biggest success was the gold medal in trap at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

He reached the trap final at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, where he finished 5th.[2]

His also won a gold medal in team trap along with his national team teammates, his brother Anton Glasnović and Giovanni Cernogoraz at the 2012 European Shotgun Championships in Larnaca.[3]

In the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in trap, beating Giovanni Pellielo in the final round.

Personal life

Glasnović is married to Ana Došen Glasnović and they have two children together. He is a devout Roman Catholic.[4]

Olympic results

Olympic results
Event 2008
Trap 5th
119+21

References

  1. "ISSF Portrait". Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  2. 1 2 "Josip Glasnović". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. "Cernogoraz i muška ekipa europski prvaci u streljaštvu". Novi list (in Croatian). 25 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  4. "Glasnović, Biles, Ledecky...Olimpijski prvaci koji svoj uspjeh zahvaljuju molitvi i Bogu!". Bitno.net (in Croatian). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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