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| Birth name | Franziska Stark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Swiss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Sport Shooter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Enrico Friedemann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Franziska Stark (born 18 February 1999) is a Swiss sports shooter. [1] She won a silver medal at the 2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships, and has won four medals at ISSF World Cups.
Stark began shooting in 2009, and started competing internationally in 2016. [2] She received her first international selection in 2016, shooting at the 2016 European Junior Shooting Championships in Tallinn. [1]
In 2022 Stark won two bronze medals in World Cup team events for 50m 3-position rifle. [3]
She was selected for the Swiss team to the 2022 ISSF World Championships in Cairo, where she won a silver medal with the Women's Team in the 50m rifle 3-position event. [4]
In 2023 Stark won two gold medals at the Jakarta World Cup in the 50m rifle 3-position women's team and mixed team events. [5]
In September 2023, she became the Swiss national champion in the 50m rifle 3-position event, setting a new national record of 460.2 in the final. [6]
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