Aleksey Gushchin
Not to be confused with Aleksei Guschin.
 Yoshihisa Yoshikawa, Aleksey Gushchin and Makhmud Umarov at the 1960 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
5 January 1922 Aleksandrovka, Voronezh Oblast, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
1987 (aged 55) Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Pistol shooting | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | DOSAAF, Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Aleksey Petrovich Gushchin (Russian: Алексей Петрович Гущин; 5 January 1922 – 1987) was a Soviet pistol shooter who won the 50 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics setting a new Olympic record.[1] During his career he set two world and two European records and won two individual silver medals at the world and European championships. In retirement he worked as a shooting coach and in 1965 wrote a handbook on pistol shooting.[2]
References
- ↑ "Aleksey Gushchin". Sports-Reference.
- ↑ Гущин Алексей Петрович. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Olympic champions in men's 50 metre pistol | |
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1 In 1896, the competition distance of the event was 30 metres. 2 In 1908, the competition distance of the event was 50 yards. |
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