Allan Richardovich Erdman (russian: Аллан Ричардович Эрдман; born 11 July 1933) is a retired Soviet shooter. He won a silver medal at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

in the 300 metre rifle three positions event, as well as five national titles (1955–1957, 1963). After retirement he worked as a coach at

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was a central piece ...

, raising such competitors as the Olympic champion Lyubov Galkina. He was awarded the

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

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1933 births Living people Soviet male sport shooters Olympic shooters for the Soviet Union Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub