Christian Reitz

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Christian Reitz (born 29 April 1987) is a German 25 metre rapid fire pistol shooter, the current world record holder.

Christian Reitz

Personal information

Nationality

German

Born

29 April 1987 (age 37)
Löbau, East Germany

Height

1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight

85 kg (187 lb)

Sport

Country

Germany

Sport

Shooting

Event

Air pistol

Club

SV Kriftel

Medal record

Men's shooting

Representing Germany
Olympic Games
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	25 m rapid fire pistol
	2008 Beijing	25 m rapid fire pistol
World Championships
	2022 Cairo	25 m standard pistol mixed team
	2022 Cairo	25 m center fire pistol
	2023 Baku	25 m center fire pistol
	2023 Baku	25 m center fire pistol team
	2018 Changwon	25 m center fire pistol
	2018 Changwon	25 m team rapid fire pistol
	2022 Cairo	25 m standard pistol
	2023 Baku	25 m rapid fire pistol team
	2023 Baku	25 m standard pistol team
European Games
	2015 Baku	25 m rapid fire pistol
	2015 Baku	10 m air pistol mixed team
	2023 Kraków-Małopolska	10 m air pistol team
	2019 Minsk	25 m standard pistol mixed team
	2023 Kraków-Małopolska	25 m rapid fire pistol
	2019 Minsk	10 m air pistol mixed team
European Championships
	2013 Osijek	25 m RF pistol team
	2013 Osijek	25 m center fire pistol
	2013 Osijek	25 m rapid fire pistol

Career

He rose to fame during 2005, the first year with the new equipment rules, but was defeated in that year's European Junior Championships by teammate Philipp Wagenitz before finishing his junior career with victories in the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships and the 2007 European Championships.^{[citation needed]}

In his first year as a senior,^[when?] Reitz won two World Cup competitions and was the runner-up behind three-time Olympic champion Ralf Schumann at another, equalling the world record with a 591 score in Milan, and raising Schumann's final world record from 790.0 to 794.0.^{[citation needed]} At the 2008 Olympics, he won the bronze medal behind Oleksandr Petriv and Schumann.^[1]

Performance timeline

25 metre rapid fire pistol

	2008	2009
Olympic Games	Bronze 579+200.3	Not held
World Championships	Not held
European Championships	Not held
World Cup 1	Gold 588+197.6	4th 589+195.4
World Cup 2	—	—
World Cup 3	Silver 585+201.4	Gold 584+201.3
World Cup 4	Gold 591+203.0	Bronze 582+198.0
World Cup Final	Silver 590+197.9	Qualified