Martin Tešovič

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Martin Tešovič
Personal information
Born (1974-10-26) 26 October 1974 (age 51)
Bratislava, Slovakia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight1.05 kg (2 lb)[1]
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Chiangmai – 99 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Doha – 105 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Strasbourg – 105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 La Coruña – 105 kg

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

Early and personal life

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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

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Weightlifting

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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] He 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

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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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