Peter Thuesen (born 2 November 1978 in Holstebro) is a Danish sport shooter.[2] He has been selected to compete for Denmark in air rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has won two medals, gold and silver, in a major international competition, spanning the European Championships and the ISSF World Cup series.[1] Thuesen trains under head coach Klaus Christensen for the national team at a rifle shooting academy in Aarhus (Danish: Akademisk Skytteforening).[1]
Thuesen currently resides in Aarhus with his wife and fellow Olympian Ann Spejlsgaard, who also competed in the women's air rifle shooting at the same Games.[4]
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^ abcd"ISSF Profile – Peter Thuesen". ISSF. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
^(PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^ ab"Finale i sigte for Århus-skytte" [Aarhus shooter set sights for the finale] (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
^"Danske OL-deltagere" [Danish Olympic delegation] (in Danish). Berlingske. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
^"Shooting: Men's 10m Air Rifle Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^"OL-deltager vred på TV2" [Olympian gets enraged with TV2] (in Danish). Ekstrabladet. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
peter, thuesen, sport, shooter, peter, thuesen, born, november, 1978, holstebro, danish, sport, shooter, been, selected, compete, denmark, rifle, shooting, 2004, summer, olympics, medals, gold, silver, major, international, competition, spanning, european, cha. Peter Thuesen born 2 November 1978 in Holstebro is a Danish sport shooter 2 He has been selected to compete for Denmark in air rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics and has won two medals gold and silver in a major international competition spanning the European Championships and the ISSF World Cup series 1 Thuesen trains under head coach Klaus Christensen for the national team at a rifle shooting academy in Aarhus Danish Akademisk Skytteforening 1 Peter ThuesenPersonal informationFull namePeter ThuesenNationality DenmarkBorn 1978 11 02 2 November 1978 age 45 Holstebro DenmarkHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Weight60 kg 132 lb SportSportShootingEvent10 m air rifle AR60 ClubAkademisk Skytteforening 1 Coached byKlaus Christensen 1 Thuesen qualified for the Danish team in the men s 10 m air rifle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens He managed to get a minimum qualifying score of 596 to secure an Olympic berth for Denmark after claiming the gold medal in his pet event at the 2002 ISSF World Cup meet in Milan Italy two years earlier 3 4 5 Thuesen shot a steady 589 out of a possible 600 to tie for twenty ninth position with neighboring Sweden s Sven Haglund Russia s Konstantin Prikhodtchenko and Slovenia s 2000 Olympic gold medalist Rajmond Debevec in the qualifying round failing to advance to the final 6 7 Thuesen currently resides in Aarhus with his wife and fellow Olympian Ann Spejlsgaard who also competed in the women s air rifle shooting at the same Games 4 References edit a b c d ISSF Profile Peter Thuesen ISSF Retrieved 27 August 2015 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Peter Thuesen Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 27 August 2015 Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification PDF Majority Sports p 10 Archived from the original PDF on 22 July 2015 Retrieved 21 July 2015 a b Finale i sigte for Arhus skytte Aarhus shooter set sights for the finale in Danish Jyllands Posten 16 August 2004 Retrieved 27 August 2015 permanent dead link Danske OL deltagere Danish Olympic delegation in Danish Berlingske 13 August 2004 Retrieved 23 August 2015 Shooting Men s 10m Air Rifle Prelims Athens 2004 BBC Sport 15 August 2004 Retrieved 31 January 2013 OL deltager vred pa TV2 Olympian gets enraged with TV2 in Danish Ekstrabladet 16 August 2004 Retrieved 29 August 2015 External links editOfficial website in Danish Peter Thuesen at the International Shooting Sport Federation nbsp This biographical article relating to sport shooting in Denmark is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Thuesen sport shooter amp oldid 1166260443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
