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Torben GRIMMEL

Denmark (DEN) nation flag

Gender: Male
Birthday: 23.11.1975
Age: 43 years 11 months 29 days
Residence: Morke, DEN
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 86 kg
Profession: Teacher, Student

Club: DSB / ASF
Start of competing: 1990
Practising shooter since: 1989
National Coach: Enrico Friedemann
Handedness: right
Master Eye: right

Place of birth: Odder, DEN
Hometown: Arhus, DEN
Marital status: married
Events: FR60PR
Children:: 1
Languages: English, German

Latest news about this athlete

Torben Grimmel sets a new World Record on his way to the World Cup Final trophy

The Danish shooter scored 250.6 points in the men’s 50m Rifle Prone final, pocketing his second ISSF crystal globe and besting Germany’s Henri Junghaenel and Republic of Korea’s Kim Jonghyun, who respectively placed 2nd and 3rd.

27.10.2017

Denmark’s Grimmel equals the World Record, climbs atop the podium in Gabala

The 41-year-old shooter climbed on the highest step of the World Cup podium for the fifth time in his career, with Belarus’ Yury Shcherbatsevich taking the Silver and Belgium’s Lionel Cox claiming the Bronze.

11.06.2017

Denmark’s 50m Rifle Prone shooter Grimmel secures 3rd gold out of 4 world cup stages in Baku

The 2000 Olympic Silver medalist keeps on piling world cup medals on his road to Rio. With only 40 days to go to the opening ceremony of Rio 2016, he climbed the world ranking up to the first place, recovering from a back surgery.

26.06.2016

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Denmark’s Grimmel claims his second rifle prone world cup gold of the season in Munich

The 2000 Olympic Silver medalist won today’s 50m Rifle Prone Men final at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany, beating home hero Junghaenel

23.05.2016

Denmark’s 50m Rifle Prone champion Grimmel back atop of the ISSF podium after 8 years

He defeated Australia’s Warren Potent to win Gold at the ISSF World Cup in Bangkok, and looks forward to Rio 2016: “I am confident, I have been through it.”

05.03.2016

Achievements

Medals

Gold: 8
Silver: 7
Bronze: 4

50m Rifle Prone Men (FR60PR)

Olympic Games

Medals: 1Participations: 5

Silver	1
	Sydney Score: 597, Final: 103.4	2000
Place 9	1
	Athens Score: 594	2004
Place 23	1
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 621.4	2016
Place 24	1
	London Score: 592	2012
Place 39	1
	Atlanta Score: 590	1996

World Championships

Rank 8 and better: 1Participations: 6

Place 6	1
	MILAN Score: 585	Junior	1994
Place 9	1
	Barcelona Score: 596		1998
Place 11	1
	Munich Score: 597		2010
Place 37	1
	Lahti Score: 587		2002
Place 46	1
	Zagreb Score: 591		2006
Place 56	1
	Granada Score: 618.6		2014

World Cup Final

Medals: 3Rank 8 and better: 6Participations: 10

Gold	2
	New Delhi Score: 628.3, Final: 250.6	2017
	Milan Score: 597, Final: 102	2003
Silver	1
	Bologna Score: 628.6, Final: 208.5	2016
Place 5	1
	Munich Score: 596, Final: 103.8	2000
Place 6	1
	Lugano Score: 594, Final: 103.5	1997
Place 8	1
	Zurich Score: 593, Final: 101.7	1998
Place 9	2
	Bangkok Score: 592	2008
	Bangkok Score: 589	2004
Place 10	1
	Bangkok Score: 587	2012
Place 12	1
	Granada Score: 592	2006

World Cup

Medals: 14Rank 8 and better: 19Participations: 66

Gold	5
	Gabala Score: 630.2, Final: 249.8	2017
	Baku Score: 622.2, Final: 208.4	2016
	Munich Score: 632.0, Final: 210.6	2016
	Bangkok Score: 625.5, Final: 209.1	2016
	Milan Score: 597, Final: 104.3	2008
Silver	5
	London Score: 595, Final: 103.7	2012
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 597, Final: 104.4	2008
	Changwon Score: 598, Final: 103.6	2003
	Milano Score: 595, Final: 100	1997
	Havana Score: 595, Final: 102	1997
Bronze	4
	Changwon Score: 623.2, Final: 186.4	2015
	Changwon Score: 593, Final: 103.5	2005
	Milano Score: 596, Final: 102.4	1998
	Seoul Score: 595, Final: 101.5	1997
Place 4	2
	Gabala Score: 626.7, Final: 165.8	2015
	Resende Score: 594, Final: 103.4	2006
Place 5	1
	Munich Score: 596, Final: 103	2006
Place 7	1
	Atlanta Score: 595, Final: 101.7	1998
Place 8	1
	Munich Score: 626.5, Final: 121.4	2017
Place 9	3
	Munich Score: 597	2008
	Sydney Score: 595	2000
	HAVANA Score: 593	1996
Place 10	4
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 624.3	2016
	Milan Score: 593	2009
	Athens Score: 594	2004
	Munich Score: 594	1997
Place 12	1
	ATLANTA Score: 594	1996
Place 14	3
	Fort Benning Score: 593	2007
	Bangkok Score: 590	2004
	Buenos Aires Score: 593	1998
Place 16	1
	Fort Benning, GA Score: 596	2005
Place 17	3
	Munich Score: 596	2011
	Milano Score: 593	2002
	Atlanta Score: 588	2001
Place 18	2
	Munich Score: 623.7	2014
	Munich Score: 620.2	2013
Place 19	3
	Munich Score: 595	2012
	Seoul Score: 588	2001
	Seoul Score: 591	1999
Place 20	4
	Milan Score: 593	2012
	Guangzhou Score: 592	2006
	Milano Score: 589	2001
	Atlanta Score: 593	2000
Place 21	3
	Maribor Score: 621.2	2014
	Munich Score: 595	2007
	Shanghai Score: 592	2002
Place 22	2
	Belgrade Score: 593	2010
	Atlanta Score: 594	1999
Place 23	1
	Sydney Score: 592	2004
Place 25	1
	Fort Benning Score: 594	2011
Place 31	2
	Sydney Score: 584	2010
	Atlanta Score: 589	2002
Place 32	1
	Sydney Score: 589	2002
Place 33	1
	Munich Score: 620.6	2015
Place 35	1
	Granada Score: 620.5	2013
Place 36	1
	Changwon Score: 586	2011
Place 37	1
	Beijing Score: 612.9	2014
Place 38	1
	Milano Score: 590	1999
Place 40	1
	Munich Score: 588	1998
Place 41	2
	Munich Score: 590	2001
	MUNICH Score: 588	1996
Place 43	1
	Milan Score: 580	2006
Place 45	1
	Sydney Score: 588	2011
Place 48	2
	Bangkok Score: 587	2007
	Milan Score: 584	2004
Place 53	1
	Munich Score: 589	1999

European Championships

Medals: 1Rank 8 and better: 3Participations: 13

Gold	1
	ZURICH Score: 592, Final: 104.3	Junior	1995
Place 5	1
	SOFIA Score: 577	Junior	1992
Place 6	1
	Plzen Score: 598, Final: 102.5		2003
Place 9	1
	Kouvola Score: 596		1997
Place 10	1
	Zagreb Score: 595		2001
Place 15	1
	Maribor Score: 623.2		2015
Place 16	1
	WROCLAW Score: 589	Junior	1994
Place 28	1
	Belgrade Score: 591		2005
Place 36	1
	Belgrade Score: 593		2011
Place 37	1
	Granada Score: 590		2007
Place 38	1
	Bordeaux Score: 590		1999
Place 44	1
	Osijek Score: 589		2009
Place 47	1
	Baku Score: 608.1		2017

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50m Rifle Prone Men (FR60PR)

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