Viktor Nikolayevich Shamburkin (Виктор Николаевич Шамбуркин; 12 October 1931 – 11 May 2018) 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, ...

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 ...

and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in 50 m rifle 3 positions event at the

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."1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Shooting"
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1931 births 2018 deaths Soviet male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Russian male sport shooters Olympic shooters of the Soviet Union Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics {{USSR-sportshooting-bio-stub