Torben Grimmel
Personal information
National teamDenmark
Born (1975-11-23) November 23, 1975
Odder, Denmark
Home townArhus, Denmark
Occupations
  • Coach
  • Sport Shooter
  • Teacher
Years active17
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportShooting sport
Event50m Rifle Prone
Coached byEnrico Friedemann
Retired2017
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1
Personal best632.0
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 50m rifle prone
ISSF World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 2003 Milan 50m rifle prone
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bologna 50m rifle prone
Gold medal – first place 2017 New Delhi 50m rifle prone
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Zurich 50m rifle prone junior


Torben Grimmel (born 23 November 1975 in Odder) is a Danish sport shooter. Specialising in the ISSF 50m prone rifle event, Grimmel won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was European Junior Champion in 1995. As of 2023 he has won fourteen ISSF World Cup medals, and two ISSF World Cup finals.

Shooting Career

Grimmel start shooting in 1989, and began competing in 1990.[1] His first international selection was for the 1992 European Junior Shooting Championships where he placed 5th in the Junior Men's Prone Rifle event.[1]

In 1995 he was selected for the all-event European Shooting Championships in Zurich where he won the Junior Men's 50m Prone Rifle.[1]

He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3] He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Grimmel has won 14 medals at ISSF World Cups.[1] In ISSF World up Finals he has won two golds and a silver. In 2016 he dominated the World Cup circuit, winning three gold medals in four matches.[6][7] He won Silver at the Final.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Athlete - Torben Grimmel". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Torben Grimmel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Torben Grimmel - Shooting - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  4. ↑ "Swede Wins 50-Meter Rifle". The New York Times. SYDNEY, Australia: The New York Times Company. 21 September 2000. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sydney 2000 Men's 50m rifle prone". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Denmark's Grimmel claims his second rifle prone world cup gold of the season in Munich". ISSF News. International Shooting Sport Federation. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Michael Pavitt (26 June 2016). "Grimmel clinches third ISSF World Cup victory of season with success in Baku". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.


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