Alexander Melentyev
 Melentyev at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan |
| Born | 27 June 1954 Penza, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Died | 16 February 2015 (aged 60) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| 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
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 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Melentyev (Soviet Union) | July 20, 1980 | Moscow (USSR) | edit | ||
| Current world record held in 25 m Standard Pistol | ||||||||
| Men | Teams | 1725 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (Kuzmins, Melentyev, Turla) File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (Kuzmins, Basinski, Pyzhianov) |
September 10, 1985 September 8, 1986 |
Osijek (YUG) Suhl (GDR) |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Некролог в связи с кончиной первого Олимпийского чемпиона – кыргызстанца Александра Мелентьева [Obituary of the first Olympic champion of Kyrgyzstan Alexander Melentyev] (in русский). 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
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Aleksandr Melentyev at Wikimedia Commons
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- 1954 births
- 2015 deaths
- Soviet male sport shooters
- Russian male sport shooters
- Kyrgyzstani male sport shooters
- ISSF pistol shooters
- Olympic shooters for the Soviet Union
- Shooters at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Shooters at the 1994 Asian Games
- Sportspeople from Penza
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games competitors for Kyrgyzstan
- 20th-century Russian sportsmen