Aleksey Alipov

Aleksey Alipov
Aleksey Alipov (2010)
Personal information
Full nameAleksey Aleksandrovich Alipov
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (1975-08-07) 7 August 1975 (age 49)
Moscow, Russian SfSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportShooting
EventTrap shooting
ClubCSKA Moscow
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Trap
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Trap
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Changwon Mixed Trap
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lima Trap
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Trap
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Mixed Trap
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Mixed Trap
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan Trap
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Trap Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Mixed Trap

Aleksey Aleksandrovich Alipov (Russian: Алексей Александрович Алипов, born 7 August 1975) is a Russian olympic Trap shooter. He is the 2004 Olympic champion in that discipline.

Career

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Born in Moscow, he was trained at the Russian Academy of Sport. He participates for the Russian Army Sports Club, based in Moscow.[citation needed]

He competed at the 2000 Sydney Games where he finished ninth, but he achieved his ambition on 15 August 2004 at the Athens Olympics after a flawless final round in which he was on target with all 25 shots to finish with an overall score of 149 out of 150, beating Italy's Giovanni Pellielo into the silver medal position, while Australia's Adam Vella took bronze.[citation needed]

His hobbies include hunting and fishing, and he was in 2006 ranked eighth in the world in Trap by the International Shooting Sport Federation.[1]

Olympic results
Event 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Trap 9th
114
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
124+25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
121+21
13th
120
7th
117
8th
122+10
Double trap 14th
131

References

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  1. ^ "World ranking". Archived from the original on 11 July 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2006.
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