Laslo Šuranji (Serbian Cyrillic: Ласло Шурањи), (born November 6, 1978) is a Serbian male paralympic shooter competing in the rifle events. He won a gold and bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2]

Laslo Šuranji
Personal information
Born (1978-11-06) November 6, 1978 (age 46)
Years active2002–present
Sport
SportParalympic rifle shooting
Event(s)Men's R1-10m Air Rifle Standing - SH1, Men's R7-50m Rifle 3 Positions - SH1, Mixed R3-10m Air Rifle Prone - SH1, Mixed R6-50m Rifle Prone
ClubSKOSI Olimp Zrenjanin
Coached byNenad Pajić and Dragan Marković
Medal record
Representing  Serbia
Paralympic rile shooting
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's R7-50m Rifle 3 Positions - SH1
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Mixed R6-50m Rifle Prone

Early life

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Šuranji has paraplegia as a result of injuries he sustained jumping into shallow water.

References

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  1. ^ "Laslo Šuranji i Nemanja Dimitrijević osvojili bronze". RTS (in Serbian). 14 September 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Šuranji rekordom do zlata u Rio de Žaneiru". RTS (in Serbian). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2020.


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