Rifle
Martin Voss - Rifle - University of Kentucky Athletics

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.”

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