Alexander Melentyev
Melentyev at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow | |||||||||
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Nationality | Soviet Union Kyrgyzstan | ||||||||
Born | (1954-06-27)27 June 1954 Penza, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||||||||
Died | 16 February 2015(2015-02-16) (aged 60) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | ||||||||
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Sport | Shooting | ||||||||
Event(s) | 50 metre pistol, 25 metre, 10 metre | ||||||||
Medal record
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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 (Soviet Union) | July 20, 1980 | Moscow (USSR) | edit | ||
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) | edit |
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. Archived from the original on 20 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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- 1896: Sumner Paine1 (USA)
- 1900: Karl Röderer (SUI)
- 1908: Paul Van Asbroeck2 (BEL)
- 1912: Alfred Lane (USA)
- 1920: Karl Frederick (USA)
- 1936: Torsten Ullman (SWE)
- 1948: Edwin Vásquez (PER)
- 1952: Huelet Benner (USA)
- 1956: Pentti Linnosvuo (FIN)
- 1960: Aleksey Gushchin (URS)
- 1964: Väinö Markkanen (FIN)
- 1968: Grigory Kosykh (URS)
- 1972: Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)
- 1976: Uwe Potteck (GDR)
- 1980: Alexander Melentyev (URS)
- 1984: Xu Haifeng (CHN)
- 1988: Sorin Babii (ROM)
- 1992: Kanstantsin Lukashyk (EUN)
- 1996: Boris Kokorev (RUS)
- 2000: Tanyu Kiryakov (BUL)
- 2004: Mikhail Nestruyev (RUS)
- 2008: Jin Jong-oh (KOR)
- 2012: Jin Jong-oh (KOR)
- 2016: Jin Jong-oh (KOR)
1 In 1896, the competition distance of the event was 30 metres.
2 In 1908, the competition distance of the event was 50 yards.
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