Aleksandr Asanov (August 16, 1953 – October 2002)Profile of Aleksandr Asanov
was a

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

i sport shooter. He was born in Kzyl-Tuz,

Almaty Region Almaty Region ( kk, Алматы облысы, Almaty oblysy; russian: Алматинская область, Almatinskaya oblast) is a region in Kazakhstan, located in the southeastern part of the country. Its capital, from 1997 to 2022 was the ...

. He competed at the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

and

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

. In 1980, he placed sixth in the mixed trap event, while in 1992, he tied for 21st place in the mixed trap event.

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1953 births 2002 deaths Sportspeople from Almaty Region Trap and double trap shooters Kazakhstani male sport shooters Soviet male sport shooters Shooters at the 1980 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for the Soviet Union Olympic shooters for the Unified Team Shooters at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan {{Kazakhstan-sportshooting-bio-stub