Torben Grimmel

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Torben Grimmel
Personal information
National teamDenmark
Born (1975-11-23) November 23, 1975 (age 48)
Odder, Denmark
Home town Arhus, Denmark
Occupations
  • Coach
  • Sport Shooter
  • Teacher
Years active17
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportShooting sport
Event 50m Rifle Prone
Coached byEnrico Friedemann
Retired2017
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1
Personal best632.0
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney 50m rifle prone
ISSF World Cup Final
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Milan 50m rifle prone
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Bologna 50m rifle prone
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 New Delhi 50m rifle prone
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Zurich 50m rifle prone junior


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 the 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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Shooting Career

Grimmel started shooting in 1989, and began competing in 1990. [1] His first international selection was for the 1992 European Junior Shooting Championships where he placed 5th in the Junior Men's Prone Rifle event. [1]

In 1995 he was selected for the all-event European Shooting Championships in Zurich where he won the Junior Men's 50m Prone Rifle. [1]

He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [4] [5]

Grimmel has won 14 medals at ISSF World Cups. [1] In the ISSF World up Finals he has won two golds and a silver. In 2016 he dominated the World Cup circuit, winning three gold medals in four matches. [6] [7] He won Silver at the Final.

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