Yuriy Yurkov

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Yuriy Yurkov
Personal information
Nationality Kazakhstan
Born (1983-03-11) 11 March 1983 (age 38)
Shymkent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR40)
50 m rifle prone (FR60PR)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)
ClubDynamo Shymkent

Yuriy Yurkov (Kazakh: Юрий Юрков; born March 11, 1983 in Shymkent) is a Kazakhstani sport shooter.[1] Yurkov represented Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for all three rifle shooting events.

In his first event, 10 m air rifle, Yurkov was able to hit a total of 586 points within six attempts, finishing forty-second in the qualifying rounds.[2] Few days later, he placed forty-second again this time in the 50 m rifle prone, by one target behind Austria's Christian Planer from the second attempt, with a total score of 588 points.[3] In his third and last event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, Yurkov was able to shoot 395 targets in a prone position, 382 in standing, and 385 in kneeling, for a total score of 1,162 points, finishing only in twenty-seventh place.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuriy Yurkov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's 50m Rifle Prone Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

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