Alexander Melentyev

Alexander Melentyev
Melentyev at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
Personal information
Nationality Soviet Union
 Kyrgyzstan
Born(1954-06-27)27 June 1954
Penza, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died16 February 2015(2015-02-16) (aged 60)
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Sport
SportShooting
Events
50 metre pistol, 25 metre, 10 metre
Medal record
Men's shooting
Gold medal – first place1980 Moscow50 m pistol

Alexander Remmovich Melentyev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ре́ммович Меле́нтьев; 27 June 1954 – 16 February 2015) was a Soviet competitive sport shooter who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. The world record he set in 1980 remained unbeaten for 34 years. He was the first Olympic gold medalist from Kyrgyzstan.

Bio

Melentyev was born in the Russian city of Penza but grew up in the Kyrgyz SSR.

At the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, Melentyev achieved a world record result of 581 (from 600, without final) in the 50 m pistol event in setting a new world and a new Olympic record. The world record was surpassed by Jin Jong-oh at the 2014 World Championships; with his score of 581 Melentyev remains the current Olympic record holder.

Current Olympic record held in 50 m Pistol
Men Qualification581 Alexander Melentyev (Soviet Union)July 20, 1980Moscow (USSR)edit
Current world record held in 25 m Standard Pistol
Men Teams1725 Soviet Union (Kuzmins, Melentyev, Turla)
 Soviet Union (Kuzmins, Basinski, Pyzhianov)		September 10, 1985
September 8, 1986		Osijek (YUG)
Suhl (GDR)		edit

References

  1. 1 2 Некролог в связи с кончиной первого Олимпийского чемпиона – кыргызстанца Александра Мелентьева [Obituary of the first Olympic champion of Kyrgyzstan Alexander Melentyev] (in Russian). Kabar. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.