Alexander Melentyev
Soviet sport shooter
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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]
Melentyev at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Soviet Union Kyrgyzstan |
| Born | 27 June 1954 |
| Died | 16 February 2015 (aged 60) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
Event(s) | 50 metre pistol, 25 metre, 10 metre |
Medal record | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
