Aleksey Alipov

Aleksey Aleksandrovich Alipov (Russian: Алексей Александрович Алипов, born 7 August 1975) is a Russian olympic Trap shooter. He is the 2004 Olympic champion in that discipline.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Alipov.
Aleksey Alipov
Aleksey Alipov (2010)
Personal information
Full nameAleksey Aleksandrovich Alipov
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (1975-08-07) 7 August 1975
Moscow, Russian SfSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportShooting
Event(s)Trap shooting
ClubCSKA Moscow
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTrap
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTrap
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 ChangwonMixed Trap
Bronze medal – third place2013 LimaTrap
European Games
Gold medal – first place2015 BakuTrap
Silver medal – second place2015 BakuMixed Trap
Bronze medal – third place2019 MinskMixed Trap
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place2019 WuhanTrap
Bronze medal – third place2019 WuhanTrap Team
Bronze medal – third place2019 WuhanMixed Trap

Career

Born in Moscow, he was trained at the Russian Academy of Sport. He participates for the Russian Army Sports Club, based in Moscow.

He competed at the 2000 Sydney Games where he finished ninth, but he achieved his ambition on 15 August 2004 at the Athens Olympics after a flawless final round in which he was on target with all 25 shots to finish with an overall score of 149 out of 150, beating Italy's Giovanni Pellielo into the silver medal position, while Australia's Adam Vella took bronze.

His hobbies include hunting and fishing, and he was in 2006 ranked eighth in the world in Trap by the International Shooting Sport Federation.[1]

Olympic results
Event 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Trap 9th
114		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
124+25		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
121+21		 13th
120		 7th
117		 8th
122+10
Double trap 14th
131		 — — — — —

References
  1. "World ranking". Archived from the original on 11 July 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2006.


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