Martin Tešovič

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

Martin Tešovič

Personal information
Born	(1974-10-26) 26 October 1974 (age 50) Bratislava, Slovakia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	1.05 kg (2 lb)[1]
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Slovakia World Championships 1997 Chiangmai – 99 kg 2005 Doha – 105 kg European Championships 2007 Strasbourg – 105 kg 1999 La Coruña – 105 kg

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

1. "Martin Tešovič". Pravda (in Slovak).
2. "Martin Tešovič: Skúsenosť zo štvorbobu je na nezaplatenie". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 16 June 2012.
3. "Martin Tešovič: Vzpierať začínal s metlou". Nový čas (in Slovak). 26 July 2008.
4. "Tešovič už nemá strach, ale rešpekt zostal". Sme (in Slovak). 6 February 2010.
5. Mašľany, Michal (3 August 2012). "Tešovič: Londýn nie je posledný". Pravda (in Slovak).
6. Ambrozek, Vladimír (6 August 2012). "Slováci na OH. Tešovič v kategórii do 105 kg na 11. mieste". Šport Noviny (in Slovak).
7. "Martin Tesovic". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021.
8. "Vzpieranie: Tešovič sa vrátil do svetovej elity, získal tri bronzy". Sme (in Slovak). 17 November 2005.
9. "Tešovič skončil, zranil sa". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 11 August 2008.
10. "Jagnešák už vybral kvarteto do Vancouveru". SITA (in Slovak). 18 January 2010.
11. "Bobisti havarovali v 1. jazde a na olympiáde skončili". SITA (in Slovak). 27 February 2010.
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.

External links

• Martin Tesovic at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
• Martin Tesovic at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Martin Tesovic at Olympics.com
• Martin Tesovic at Olympic.org (archived)
• Martin Tešovič at Olympedia