Radoslav Morvay

Slovakia

Shooting

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Spinal Cord Injuries

Origin of Impairment

Acquired

Classification

SH1

Further personal information

Languages

Slovak

Sport specific information

Why this sport?

He was encouraged to take up the sport by the Slovakian Ministry of the Interior. "I wanted to do a sport and they recommended that I meet [Slovakian Para shooter] Veronika Vadovicova. She was training at the Police Sports Centre."

Club / Team

Sportove Centrum Policie: Slovakia

General interest

Nicknames

Rado (noviny.sk, 15 Dec 2018)

Impairment

In 2008 he was shot at the scene of a petrol station robbery while he was working as a police officer. His injuries resulted in paraplegia. (noviny.sk, 15 Dec 2018; cas.sk, 19 Sep 2009)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

2014 IPC Shooting World Championships (Suhl, Germany)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1	Qualification	2014-07-19	32
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1	Qualification	2014-07-21	45
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1	Elimination	2014-07-22	19
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1	Qualification	2014-07-22	34
Men's 50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1	Qualification	2014-07-25	24

Cheongju 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships (Cheongju, South Korea)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
R1 - Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1	Qualification	2018-05-05	19
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1	Qualification	2018-05-05	37
R7 - Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1	Qualification	2018-05-05	14
Team R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1	Qualification	2018-05-05	3