Mikhail Nestruyev

Mikhail Valeryevich Nestruyev (Russian: Михаил Валерьевич Неструев, born 28 October 1968 in Moscow) is a pistol shooter from Moscow, Russia. He is an all-round shooter, having achieved great successes in all five ISSF pistol events. He holds the 25 metre center-fire pistol world record of 594. He also shares the European record in 25 metre standard pistol with Ragnar Skanåker and Vladas Turla, and has performed over 580 at several occasions.

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Mikhail Nestruyev

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Born	(1968-10-28) 28 October 1968 (age 57) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Representing  Russia Men's shooting Olympic Games 2004 Athens 50 m pistol 2004 Athens 10 m air pistol ISSF World Shooting Championships 2002 Lahti 10m air pistol 1998 Barcelona STP 2006 Zagreb center fire pistol 2002 Lahti center fire pistol ISSF World Cup Final 2005 Munich 10m air pistol 2004 Bangkok 10m air pistol 2003 Milan 10m air pistol 2002 Munich 10m air pistol 2001 Munich free pistol 2002 Munich free pistol ISSF World Cup 2007 Munich 10m air pistol 2006 Resebde free pistol 2004 Athens free pistol 2004 Bangkok 10m air pistol 2004 Milan 10m air pistol 2003 Fort Benning 10m air pistol 2001 Munich free pistol 2001 Seoul free pistol European Championships 2013 Osijek 25 m SP team 2007 Granada center fire pistol 2005 Belgrade center fire pistol 2004 Győr 10 m air pistol 2003 Gothenburg 10 m air pistol 2003 Plzen STP 2002 Thessaloniki 10 m air pistol 2001 Zagreb free pistol 2001 Zagreb STP 1999 Bordeaux STP 1997 Warsaw 10 m air pistol 1997 Kouvola center fire pistol 1997 Kouvola STP

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Nestruyev has also excelled in the Olympic events. In the 2004 Olympics after setting a new Olympic record in qualification he lost a close final to Wang Yifu in 10 metre air pistol, but a few days later took the gold in the 50 metre pistol event. He also won the ISSF World Shooting Championships in 1998 (25 metre standard pistol) and 2002 (10 metre air pistol), and has many other medals from World and European Championships in all four events, and has won four consecutive ISSF World Cup Finals in Air Pistol (2002-2005).

Starting late as a 25 metre rapid fire pistol shooter, Nestruyev qualified for the Russian team at the 2009 European Championships, where he won the silver medal.

Holding the rank of lieutenant colonel, Nestruyev has also competed successfully for several years in international military competitions.