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National team | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Odder, Denmark | November 23, 1975||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Arhus, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years active | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Shooting sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 50m Rifle Prone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Enrico Friedemann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 632.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Torben Grimmel (born 23 November 1975 in Odder) is a Danish sport shooter. Specialising in the ISSF 50m prone rifle event, Grimmel won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was European Junior Champion in 1995. As of 2023 he has won fourteen ISSF World Cup medals, and two ISSF World Cup finals.
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