Oleksandr Petriv ( uk, Олександр Петрів; born 5 August 1974) is a Ukrainian

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. He won a gold medal in the Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the

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Interview in Russian
1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Lviv Ukrainian male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Ukraine Olympic gold medalists for Ukraine Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Ukraine Shooters at the 2019 European Games Lviv State University of Physical Culture alumni {{Ukraine-Olympic-medalist-stub