Alexander Melentyev
![]() Melentyev at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
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Nationality | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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
[edit]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 | ![]() | July 20, 1980 | Moscow (USSR) | edit | ||
Current world record held in 25 m Standard Pistol | ||||||||
Men | Teams | 1725 | ![]() ![]() | September 10, 1985 September 8, 1986 | Osijek (YUG) Suhl (GDR) | edit |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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External links
[edit]Media related to Aleksandr Melentyev at Wikimedia Commons