Alexander Remmovich Melentyev (russian: Алекса́ндр Ре́ммович Меле́нтьев; 27 June 1954 – 16 February 2015) was a
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
competitive
sport shooter
Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such a ...
who won a gold medal at the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
. The world record he set in 1980 remained unbeaten for 34 years. He was the first Olympic gold medalist from
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...
.
Bio
Melentyev was born in the Russian city of
Penza
Penza ( rus, Пе́нза, p=ˈpʲɛnzə) is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 38th-l ...
but grew up in the
Kyrgyz SSR
The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (Kirghiz SSR; ky, Кыргыз Советтик Социалисттик Республикасы, Kyrgyz Sovettik Sotsialisttik Respublikasy, ky, Кыргыз ССР, Kyrgyz SSR, russian: Киргизск ...
.
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
Jin Jong-oh (진종오; ; born 24 September 1979) is a South Korean sports shooter who competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. The only individual four-time Olympic champion in shooting, he is the most successful individua ...
at the
2014 World Championships; with his score of 581 Melentyev remains the current Olympic record holder.
References
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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 of 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
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Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Asian Games competitors for Kyrgyzstan