MartinVoss
- class Junior
- Hometown Sola, Rogaland, Norway
Career Marks: Smallbore (589), Air Rifle (595), Aggregate (1182)
2023-24 (Sophomore)
- Had a great sophomore season, recording a career high in air rifle twice
- Posted a 595 in air rifle in both matches at Army, which set and tied a career high in the discipline
- Season-best aggregate score was a 1177 at Army in January
- Was named a All-GARC Scholar-Athlete of the Year by conference coaches
- Strong performance at the GARC Championships helped Kentucky to a second-place finish
2022-23 (Freshman)
- Put together a strong freshman season for Kentucky with an aggregate average of 1174.357
- Posted his career high smallbore score of 589 twice during the season
- Started his collegiate career with a career high air rifle score of 594
- Scored a 1182 aggregate twice during the season
Prior to UK
- Came to Lexington as a decorated performer having won several competitions in Norway
- Won a bronze medal in team mix at the Norway National Championships in 2023
- At the 2021 Nordic Championships in Denmark, he won bronze in the prone senior division and gold in the youth division
- In the 2020 Denmark Open Air competition, earned silver in the rifle final
- Has won countless other medals and honors in Norway and international competition
Personal
Major: Education – Sports Leadership
Birthday: March 28
Birthplace: Sola, Norway
Started Competing in Rifle: At age 12
Age started competing in rifle: 12
Favorite part of the sport: My favorite part is seeing progression and competing.
Food he misses most from Norway: I miss Norwegian Tacos
Dream vacation: Traveling and shooting at new places all around the world. If not shooting, then go to Norway and travel to the mountains and relax in peaceful nature.
Ideal weather: 13 degrees Celsius, cloudy, light rain and little breeze
I choose Kentucky … “because it was the best opportunity to combine school and rifle. It is also a great team atmosphere with a high level of competition.”