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Afanasijs Kuzmins (born 22 March 1947) is a Latvian shooter who won two Olympic medals in the 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol event; gold at the 1988 for the USSR and silver at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Latvia. He also won the 1986 World Championship in 25 m Standard Pistol. Kuzmins trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Riga.
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| Born | 22 March 1947 Biķernieki Parish, Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Aleksandrs Lescinskis | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and, by receiving wild card, competed also in the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the age of 61 Kuzmins finished 13th overall in his eighth Olympic appearance.[1] No other shooter has appeared at eight Olympics; four have appeared at seven Olympics.
Aged 65, he competed at his ninth Olympic Games at the 2012 Summer Olympics finishing 17th.
Olympic results
| Event | 1976 Montreal |
1980 Moscow |
1988 Seoul |
1992 Barcelona |
1996 Atlanta |
2000 Sydney |
2004 Athens |
2008 Beijing |
2012 London |
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| 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 4th 595 |
6th 595 |
 Gold598+100 |
 Silver590+195+97 |
10th 585 |
8th 585 |
14th 574 |
13th 565 |
17th 569 |
| 10 metre air pistol | - | - | - | - | 29th 574 |
- | - | - | - |
World records
| Current world records held in 25 m Center-Fire Pistol | ||||||||
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| Men (ISSF) | Teams | 1762 |  Soviet Union (Ignatiuk, Kuzmins, Pyzhianov) |
August 15, 1990 | Moscow (URS) | edit | ||
| Current world records 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) |
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See also
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
References
- "Final Results: Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Final". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
External links
- Afanasijs Kuzmins at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (archived) (in Latvian)
- Afanasijs Kuzmins at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Afanasijs Kuzmins at the International Shooting Sport Federation
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На других языках
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[fr] Afanasijs Kuzmins
Afanasijs Kuzmins (né le 22 mars 1947 à Krivošejeva) est un tireur letton.[it] Afanasijs Kuzmins
Afanasijs Kuzmins (Daugavpils, 22 marzo 1947) è un tiratore a segno lettone. Vanta nove partecipazioni ai Giochi olimpici. Gareggiò per l'Unione Sovietica alle sue prime tre Olimpiadi prima della caduta del muro di Berlino.[ru] Кузьмин, Афанасий Иванович
Афана́сий Ива́нович Кузьми́н (латыш. Afanasijs Kuzmins, род. 22 марта 1947, Кривошеево[lv], Даугавпилсский район, Латвийская ССР) — советский и латвийский стрелок, олимпийский чемпион 1988 года, многократный чемпион мира, Европы, СССР и Латвии. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1984).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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