Alexander Melentyev

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.[1]

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
Event(s)50 metre pistol, 25 metre, 10 metre
Medal record
Men's shooting
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow 50 m pistol

Bio

Melentyev was born in the Russian city of Penza but grew up in the Kyrgyz SSR.[1]

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 Qualification 581  Alexander Melentyev (USSR) July 20, 1980 Moscow (USSR)
Current world record held in 25 m Standard Pistol
Men Teams 1725  Soviet Union (Kuzmins, Melentyev, Turla)
 Soviet Union (Kuzmins, Basinski, Pyzhianov)		 September 10, 1985
September 8, 1986		 Osijek (YUG)
Suhl (GDR)

References
  1. 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.


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