Kanstantsin Leonidovich Lukashyk ( be, Канстанцін Леонідовіч Лукашык, Kanstancin Leonidovič Łukašyk, born September 18, 1975 in

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) is a

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ian pistol shooter, most known for winning the 50 metre pistol event at the

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, at the age of 16. During his last shot, he raised his arm 4 times but kept his nerve and eventually pulled the trigger just seconds before the 75 second time limit ran out. He ended up scoring a 9.9 which was enough to beat a field of 5 other Olympic champions, including

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who was 42 years older than Lukashyk. As of 2023, he is the youngest Olympic champion in shooting The year before Barcelona, Lukashyk became both the World Junior Champion and European Junior Champion in the 10 meter air pistol event. He also won the free pistol event in the latter competition since it was available that year. These triumphs combined with a necessary win at the CIS championships in the free pistol right before Barcelona helped him get a spot on the Olympic team despite his age. The year after Barcelona, Lukashyk set a junior world record in

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(lasting until 2006), and has ever since been a regular member of the Belarusian national team, with varying results including some medals at

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s. He has competed at six Olympics so far, from 1992 to 2012.

References

External links

Lukashyk's profile at ISSF NEWS
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lukashyk, Kanstantsin 1975 births Living people Belarusian male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Olympic shooters for the Unified Team Olympic shooters for Belarus Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic medalists in shooting Shooters at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Belarus Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics