Franziska Stark (sport shooter)

Franziska Stark
Personal information
Birth nameFranziska Stark
National teamSwitzerland
CitizenshipSwiss
Born (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 25)
OccupationSport Shooter
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportShooting
Events
Coached byEnrico Friedemann
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo 50m Rifle 3-Position - Women's Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jakarta 50m Rifle 3-Positions - Women's Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jakarta 50m Rifle 3-Positions - Mixed Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rio de Janeiro 50m Rifle 3-Positions - Women's Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cairo 50m Rifle 3-Positions - Women's Team

Franziska Stark (born 18 February 1999) is a Swiss sports shooter.[1] She won a silver medal at the 2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships, and has won four medals at ISSF World Cups.

Sporting career

Stark began shooting in 2009, and started competing internationally in 2016.[2] She received her first international selection in 2016, shooting at the 2016 European Junior Shooting Championships in Tallinn.[1]

In 2022 Stark won two bronze medals in World Cup team events for 50m 3-position rifle.[3]

She was selected for the Swiss team to the 2022 ISSF World Championships in Cairo, where she won a silver medal with the Women's Team in the 50m rifle 3-position event.[4]

In 2023 Stark won two gold medals at the Jakarta World Cup in the 50m rifle 3-position women's team and mixed team events.[5]

In September 2023, she became the Swiss national champion in the 50m rifle 3-position event, setting a new national record of 460.2 in the final.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "ISSF Athletes - Franziska Stark". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Franziska Stark | Schweizer Schiesssport Verband". swissshooting.ch (in German). Schweizer Schiesssport Verband. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Bronze für Chiara Leone". New Fricktaler Zeitung (in German). 20 April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Jeanette Hegg Duestad leads Norway to First Place in ISSF Medal Standing". BoxScore News. Stryker Indigo New York. 6 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Gold für das Frauen-Team". Swiss Shooting - News (in German). Schweizer Schiesssportverband. 5 February 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Franziska Stark mit neuem Schweizerrekord in der Königsdisziplin". Swiss Shooting - News (in German). Schweizer Schiesssportverband. 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.