Alexander Melentyev
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Soviet Union Kyrgyzstan |
Born | Penza, Russian SFSR, USSR | 27 June 1954
Died | 16 February 2015 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | (aged 60)
Sport | |
Sport | Shooting |
Event(s) | 50 metre pistol, 25 metre, 10 metre |
Olympic medalist | ||
Medal record | ||
Men's shooting | ||
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1980 Moscow | 50 m pistol |
Alexander Remmovich Melentyev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ре́ммович Меле́нтьев; 27 June 1954 – 16 February 2015) was a Soviet competitive sport shooter who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. The world record he set in 1980 remained unbeaten for 34 years. He was the first Olympic gold medalist from Kyrgyzstan.[1]
Bio[]
Melentyev was born in the Russian city of Penza but grew up in the Kyrgyz SSR.[1]
At the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, Melentyev achieved a world record result of 581 (from 600, without final) in the 50 m pistol event in setting a new world and a new Olympic record. The world record was surpassed by Jin Jong-oh at the 2014 World Championships; with his score of 581 Melentyev remains the current Olympic record holder.
Current Olympic record held in 50 m Pistol | ||||||||
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Men | Qualification | 581 | Alexander Melentyev (USSR) | July 20, 1980 | Moscow (USSR) | |||
Current world record held in 25 m Standard Pistol | ||||||||
Men | Teams | 1725 | Soviet Union (Kuzmins, Melentyev, Turla) Soviet Union (Kuzmins, Basinski, Pyzhianov) |
September 10, 1985 September 8, 1986 |
Osijek (YUG) Suhl (GDR) |
References[]
- ^ a b Некролог в связи с кончиной первого Олимпийского чемпиона – кыргызстанца Александра Мелентьева [Obituary of the first Olympic champion of Kyrgyzstan Alexander Melentyev] (in Russian). Kabar. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- dataOlympics profile
- Profile[permanent dead link] (in Russian)
External links[]
- Media related to Aleksandr Melentyev at Wikimedia Commons
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