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