Michael Jakosits
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Michael Georg•Jakosits |
| Used name | Michael•Jakosits |
| Born | 21 January 1970 in Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz (GER) |
| Measurements | 184 cm / 85 kg |
| Affiliations | SG Homburg 1849, Homburg (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
German sports shooter Michael Jakosits specialized in running target events and competed at four Olympics from 1992-2004. He won the gold medal in 1992 and was placed fifth in 2004, which were his two best results. At World Championships he won a team gold medal in 2002, and an additional three silver and two bronze medals. In 1994, Jakosits was also the European champion.
Michael was the son of Hungarian Tibor Jakosits who had emigrated to West Germany after the 1964 Tokyo Games and worked as a sports shooting coach. Amongst those he coached was his son Michael, who was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. In 1992, he also received the German media prize Bambi.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Shooting | GER |
Michael Jakosits | |||
| Running Target, 10 metres, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Shooting | GER |
Michael Jakosits | |||
| Running Target, 10 metres, Men (Olympic) | 11 | |||||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Shooting | GER |
Michael Jakosits | |||
| Running Target, 10 metres, Men (Olympic) | =12 | |||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Shooting | GER |
Michael Jakosits | |||
| Running Target, 10 metres, Men (Olympic) | 5 |
Olympic family relations
- Son of Tibor Jakosits
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Shooting Championships (1–3–2 1990 Moskva bronze: 10 m running target team (competed for West Germany); 1991 Stavanger silver: 10 m running target team; 1994 Milano bronze: 50 m running target team; 1998 Barcelona silver: 10 m running target team; 2002 Lahti gold: 10 m running target team, silver: 10 m mixed running target)