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Tesovic, Martin
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| NOC |
Slovakia
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 26 Oct 1974
in Bratislava, TCH |
| Height | 1.83 m |
| Weight | 105 kg |
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Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
SBK Olympis Bratislava/Army Sports Centre Dukla Banska Bystrica: Slovakia |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Business Management - Bratislava School of Law: Slovakia |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Sport, motorcycles, watching movies, listening to music. (NOC, 14 Jul 2012) |
| Injuries |
He injured his groin in November 2009, but recovered in time to compete at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (SVK Sochi Media Guide, 29 Jan 2014)
He missed the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing due to an injury he suffered in training prior to the event. (NOC, 14 Jul 2012; nbcolympics.com, 28 Feb 2010)
In November 1999 he suffered a knee injury which would affect his career for the following few years. He had surgery on the injury in 1999, 2001 and 2002. (NOC, 14 Jul 2012) |
| Other sports |
He has competed in weightlifting at three Olympic Games [1996, 2004, 2012]. (SVK Sochi Media Guide, 29 Jan 2014) |
| Hero / Idol |
Belarusian weightlifter Alexander Kurlovitch, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (NOC, 14 Jul 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Vladimir Jagnesak [national] |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began weightlifting in 1986 and took up bobsleigh in 2008. |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Tesho (NOC, 14 Jul 2012) |
| Other information |
NATIONAL FIRST
He and teammate Marcel Lopuchovsky became the first Slovakian male athletes to compete at both the Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games when they were part of the four-man bobsleigh team at the 2010 Games in Vancouver. Lopuchovsky had competed in the 4x400m relay at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, and Tesovic had previously represented Slovakia in weightlifting at the 1996 and 2004 summer Games. (SVK Sochi Media Guide, 29 Jan 2014)
COACH
He has coached national teammates Juraj Mokras and Milan Jagnesak. (SVK Sochi Media Guide, 29 Jan 2014) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Daughter Anna Maria, son Simon |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
He was persuaded to take up the sport by Slovakian bobsleigh athlete Milan Jagnesak. |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Crew |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Coach |
Sport Specific Information |
| Coach from which country? |
Slovakia |
| | Olympic Games |
| 2012 |
9 |
105kg |
 London |
| 2004 |
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105kg |
 Athens |
| 1996 |
10 |
91kg |
 Atlanta, GA |
| | World Championships |
| 2010 |
10 |
105kg |
 Antalya |
| 2010 |
14 |
105kg - Snatch |
Antalya |
| 2010 |
8 |
105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Antalya |
| 2007 |
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105kg |
 Chiang Mai |
| 2007 |
3 |
105kg - Snatch |
Chiang Mai |
| 2007 |
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105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Chiang Mai |
| 2006 |
6 |
105kg |
 Santo Domingo |
| 2006 |
5 |
105kg - Snatch |
Santo Domingo |
| 2006 |
9 |
105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Santo Domingo |
| 2005 |
3 |
105kg |
 Doha |
| 2005 |
3 |
105kg - Snatch |
Doha |
| 2005 |
3 |
105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Doha |
| 2003 |
13 |
105kg |
 Vancouver, BC |
| 2003 |
11 |
105kg - Snatch |
Vancouver, BC |
| 2003 |
14 |
105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Vancouver, BC |
| 1998 |
5 |
105kg |
 Lahti |
| 1998 |
2 |
105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Lahti |
| 1997 |
1 |
99kg |
Chiang Mai |
| 1997 |
1 |
99kg - Snatch |
Chiang Mai |
| 1997 |
1 |
99kg - Clean & Jerk |
Chiang Mai |
| 1995 |
8 |
91kg |
 Guangzhou |
| 1995 |
17 |
91kg - Snatch |
Guangzhou |
| 1995 |
5 |
91kg - Clean & Jerk |
Guangzhou |
| | World Championships |
| 2012 |
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4-Man Competition |
Lake Placid, NY |
| 2011 |
27 |
4-Man Competition |
 Königssee |
| | European Championships |
| 2014 |
17 |
4-Man Competition |
Königssee |
| 2012 |
18 |
4-Man Competition |
Altenberg |
| 2012 |
20 |
4-Man Competition |
Altenberg |
| | World Cup |
| 2012/2013 |
25 |
2-Man Competition |
Lake Placid, NY |
| 2012/2013 |
21 |
4-Man Competition |
 Sochi |
| 2012/2013 |
29 |
4-Man Competition |
Königssee |
| 2012/2013 |
13 |
4-Man Competition |
Altenberg |
| 2012/2013 |
18 |
4-Man Competition |
Whistler, BC |
| 2012/2013 |
22 |
4-Man Competition |
Park City, UT |
| 2012/2013 |
21 |
4-Man Competition |
Lake Placid, NY |
| 2011/2012 |
24 |
2-Man Competition |
Calgary, AB |
| 2011/2012 |
19 |
2-Man Competition |
Whistler, BC |
| 2011/2012 |
19 |
4-Man Competition |
Calgary, AB |
| 2011/2012 |
24 |
4-Man Competition |
 St. Moritz |
| 2011/2012 |
21 |
4-Man Competition |
Königssee |
| 2011/2012 |
20 |
4-Man Competition |
Altenberg |
| 2011/2012 |
21 |
4-Man Competition |
Winterberg |
| 2011/2012 |
18 |
4-Man Competition |
 Plagne, la |
| 2010/2011 |
15 |
2-Man Competition |
Calgary, AB |
| 2010/2011 |
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2-Man Competition |
Whistler, BC |
| 2010/2011 |
19 |
4-Man Competition |
 Cesana Pariol |
| 2010/2011 |
19 |
4-Man Competition |
St. Moritz |
| 2010/2011 |
14 |
4-Man Competition |
Park City, UT |
| 2010/2011 |
15 |
4-Man Competition |
Calgary, AB |
| 2010/2011 |
10 |
4-Man Competition |
Whistler, BC |
| | Olympic Games |
| 2010 |
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4-Man |
Vancouver, BC |
| | European Championships |
| 2012 |
9 |
105kg |
Antalya |
| 2012 |
9 |
105kg - Snatch |
Antalya |
| 2012 |
9 |
105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Antalya |
| 2011 |
12 |
105kg |
Kazan |
| 2011 |
12 |
105kg - Snatch |
Kazan |
| 2011 |
13 |
105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Kazan |
| 2008 |
4 |
105kg |
Lignano Sabbiadoro |
| 2008 |
3 |
105kg - Snatch |
Lignano Sabbiadoro |
| 2008 |
5 |
105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Lignano Sabbiadoro |
| 2007 |
1 |
105kg |
Strasbourg |
| 2007 |
1 |
105kg - Snatch |
Strasbourg |
| 2007 |
1 |
105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Strasbourg |
| 2005 |
6 |
105kg |
 Sofia |
| 2005 |
5 |
105kg - Snatch |
Sofia |
| 2005 |
6 |
105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Sofia |
| 2004 |
10 |
105kg |
 Kiev |
| 2004 |
2 |
105kg - Snatch |
Kiev |
| 2004 |
14 |
105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Kiev |
| 2003 |
10 |
105kg - Snatch |
Loutraki |
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