Nedžad Fazlija
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Nedžad Fazlija is a Bosnian
Olympic
sports shooter
. He was born in Foča
, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia.
So far the only male shooter to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Olympics, he was a part of the Bosnian Olympic team
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
, 2000 Summer Olympics
, 2004 Summer Olympics
and 2008 Summer Olympics
. He has reached one Olympic air rifle final, where he finished sixth.
Bosnians
Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...
Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
sports shooter
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
. He was born in Foča
Foca
Foča is a town and municipality in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Drina river, in the Foča Region of the Republika Srpska entity.-Early history:...
, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia.
So far the only male shooter to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Olympics, he was a part of the Bosnian Olympic team
Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Olympics
Bosnia and Herzegovina, after declaring independence from SFR Yugoslavia in 1991, sent its athletes to the Summer Olympic Games at the 1992 Summer Olympics for the first time under BiH flag. Before that BiH athletes competed under Yugoslavian flag ....
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
, 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
and 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. He has reached one Olympic air rifle final, where he finished sixth.
| Olympic results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
| 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women... |
18th Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle three positions Men's 50 metre rifle three positions was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Both Jean-Pierre Amat and Sergey Belyayev reached a new Olympic record of 1175 points in the qualification round; Amat shot the better final and won the gold medal.-Qualification round:OR... 1162 |
41st Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle three positions -Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record... 1132 |
33rd 1144 |
43rd 1148 |
| 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle caliber rifle... |
51st Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle prone Men's 50 metre rifle prone was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Christian Klees shot a perfect 600 in the qualification round and set a new World record after 104.8 points in the final... 583 |
34th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle prone -Qualification round:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:... 590 |
44th 585 |
45th 586 |
| 10 metre air rifle | 25th Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air rifle Men's 10 metre air rifle was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Artem Khadjibekov defeated Wolfram Waibel in the final to win the gold medal.-Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:... 586 |
6th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record... 591+101.7 |
35th 587 |
35th 588 |