born ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁in ▁Budapest ) ▁is ▁a ▁Hung arian ▁sport ▁shoot er . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁selected ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁Hung ary ▁in ▁p istol ▁shooting ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁and ▁has ▁att ained ▁a ▁top ▁seven ▁finish ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁international ▁competition , ▁sp anning ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁European ▁Championships . ▁Simon ▁also ▁trains ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Mih ály ▁T es án sz ky ▁for ▁ten ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁shooting ▁team ▁at ▁Budapest ▁Hon v éd ▁SE . ▁ ▁Simon ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁squad ▁in ▁p istol ▁shooting ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Ath ens . ▁He ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁minimum ▁qual ifying ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 5 5 ▁to ▁gain ▁an ▁Olympic ▁qu ota ▁place ▁for ▁Hung ary ▁in ▁the ▁free ▁p istol , ▁following ▁his ▁out standing ▁sevent h - place ▁finish ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁Championships ▁in ▁Pl zen , ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁one ▁year ▁earlier . ▁Simon ▁got ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁sh ak y ▁start ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Games ▁by ▁placing ▁further ▁down ▁at ▁a ▁distant ▁forty - third ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁m ▁air ▁p istol ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 6 2 , ▁just ▁seven ▁points ▁better ▁than ▁his ▁entry ▁standard . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁m ▁p istol , ▁Simon ▁continued ▁his ▁un st ead y ▁Olympic