Moisei Itkis (20 April 1929 – 22 June 2009) was a Soviet

sports 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 as ...

. He competed in the 300 metre rifle, three positions event at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. 19-time record holder world and Europe. 75-time record holder of the USSR. 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 ...

. Graduated from

Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health The Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health is a university in St. Petersburg, Russia, named after Peter Lesgaft. History Its history started from 1896, when Peter Lesgaft founded a training program for PE t ...

.Электронная библиотека РГБ
/ref> He taught at the Mozhaysky St. Petersburg Military Engineering Institute.

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1929 births 2009 deaths Soviet male sport shooters Olympic shooters of the Soviet Union Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kropyvnytskyi Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health alumni Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR {{USSR-sportshooting-bio-stub