CARRILLO Marko

General
FAMILY TRADITION
He is the third generation of sports shooters in his family. His father is a retired captain in the Peruvian army and has coached the sport at national level in Peru, while his grandfather served in the Peruvian civil guard. In 2015 he set a new Peruvian national air pistol record with a match score of 580, surpassing his father who previously held the record with a score of 579. Both father and son have competed against each other at the South American championships. He hopes to pass on the tradition to his son and daughter. "My grandfather was in the civil guard and was a member of the national rifle team. He is the one who got my father interested in shooting. Now, this sport has become like a family inheritance, passed on from generation to generation. My daughter says that one day she would like to represent our country as I do. My daughter and my son are always my motivation to be better in everything, not only in sports, but also as a person." (deportivaesvicsac.com.pe, 08 Nov 2019; Peruvian Olympic Committee Facebook page, 02 Aug 2015; coperu.org, 06 Dec 2017)

FULL-TIME FOCUS
He began focusing on shooting full-time ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, leaving behind a career in bank and financial consulting. "The issue of professionalism in sports in Peru is a bit complicated, and it is difficult for athletes to achieve this. I first represented Peru in 2013 and at that time I was still finishing my studies and working for a bank, so I wasn't spending all my time on shooting. However, things change for the 2016 Olympic Games, when I decided to dedicate myself 100% to shooting professionally, with support from the Peruvian Institute of Sport." Ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo he said Peruvian shooters have struggled to find enough financial support from sponsors and sporting authorities. "Getting a quota place for the [2020] Olympic Games was the most important thing and we have achieved that, but we have to work on technique, skills, reinforce confidence and mentality. Achieving all of this is not always clear, because we depend on the budget of the national federation and the Peruvian Institute of Sports." (todosport.pe, 03 Aug 2019; elperuano.pe, 16 Oct 2020; deportivaesvicsac.com.pe, 08 Nov 2019)