Aleksey Gushchin

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Aleksey Petrovich Gushchin (Russian: Алексей Петрович Гущин; 5 January 1922 – 14 December 1986) was a Soviet pistol shooter who won the 50 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, setting a new Olympic record.[2] 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.[3]

Aleksey Gushchin
Yoshihisa Yoshikawa, Aleksey Gushchin and Makhmud Umarov at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born5 January 1922
Aleksandrovka, Voronezh Oblast, Russian SFSR
Died14 December 1986(1986-12-14) (aged 64)[1]
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportPistol shooting
ClubDOSAAF, Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 50 m ind.
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Moscow 50 m team
Silver medal – second place 1958 Moscow 50 m ind.

References

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  1. ^ Aleksey Gushchin's profile at Sport-Strana.ru (in Russian)
  2. ^ "Aleksey Gushchin". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ Гущин Алексей Петрович Archived 1 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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