Sergei Kruglov (sport shooter)

Sergey Andreyevich Kruglov (also Sergei Kruglov, Russian: Серге́й Андреевич Круглов; born 27 March 1985 in Khabarovsk) is a Russian sport shooter.[2] In 2010, Kruglov had won a gold medal for the 10 m air rifle at the European Shooting Championships in Meråker, Norway, and eventually captured the bronze at the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States.[3] He is also a member of CSA Pomoriye and is coached and trained by Oleg Seleznev.[1]

Sergei Kruglov
Personal information
Full nameSergey Andreyevich Kruglov
Nationality Russia
Born (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985
Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR40)
50 m rifle prone (FR60PR)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)
ClubCSA Pomoriye[1]
Coached byOleg Seleznev[1]
Medal record
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuMixed 10 m air rifle

Kruglov represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 10 m air rifle, along with his teammate Konstantin Prikhodtchenko. He finished only in eighth place by seven tenths of a point (0.7) behind Serbia's Stevan Pletikosić, for a total score of 697 targets (595 in the preliminary rounds and 102 in the final).[4][5]

In 2013 Sergey started working for the Russian National Team, doubling his efforts as a competitive shooter.[6]

References
  1. "ISSF Profile – Serguei Kruglov". ISSF. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergey Kruglov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ""My best final since the Olympics", Zhu said". ISSF. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. "Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  5. "Men's 10m Air Rifle Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  6. "Круглов Сергей Андреевич". shooting-russia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-16.


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