Franziska Stark (sport shooter)

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.

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

Sporting career

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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

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  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.
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