Alexander Danilov
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Alexander Danilov is an Israel
i pistol shooter, who was a member of the Israeli shooting team at the 2000 Sydney Games and 2004 Athens Games.
Danilov has been among the world elite in both the free pistol and air pistol shooting events.
Danilov finished in 2nd place in the 50-meter free pistol at the 1995 European Championships.
In 1997, Danilov (competing for Russia
) finished 5th in the men's air pistol event at the Munich World Cup.
Danilov then won the gold medal
for Israel at the 1999 European Championships in the 10-meter pistol in Germany.http://info.jpost.com/2000/Supplements/Olympics/Olympics2.12277.html
Danilov won the air pistol event at the European Championship in Munich in 2000.
At the 2000 Olympic Games he was disqualified in the 10-meter pistol event. Danilov's trigger was found to be under the official 500-gram weight; he had finished with a score of 574 points in the 10-meter event which still would not have qualified him for the finals. Nevertheless, the disqualification was a disappointment.
He also finished 18th in the 50-meter free pistol event with a score of 556, and did not make it to the finals.
He captured the bronze medal at the 2001 Atlanta World Cup.http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:yQSLEU1XUpwJ:www.usoc.org/73_2020.htm+Alexander+Danilov+pistol&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us
He finished fourth in the World Cup circuit 2002 tournament free pistol event in Finland
, and second in the air pistol overall in the World Cup competition.
He came in 9th in the 2003 European Championships in the 50 meter pistol. http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:Cwbc0k2yOhUJ:www.shooting.cz/me2003/results/data.php%3Fid%3D34+Alexander+Danilov+shooting&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=33&gl=us
2004 saw him come in 3rd in the Bangkok World Cup circuit event.
On August 5, 2004, he won the Czech Grand-Prix meet with 668.7 points, a new Israeli record.
In the 2004 Olympics Danilove came in 15th in the 50 meter free pistol.http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:ca8yQ8IYUJoJ:news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/shooting/results/3532230.stm+Alexander+Danilov+pistol&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us
Danilov in the 10m Air Pistol qualification event scored 9.617 in the shoot and finished 20th overall, thus failing to make the final.
Danilov's wife, Olga Danilova, is a former short track speed skater who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i pistol shooter, who was a member of the Israeli shooting team at the 2000 Sydney Games and 2004 Athens Games.
Danilov has been among the world elite in both the free pistol and air pistol shooting events.
Danilov finished in 2nd place in the 50-meter free pistol at the 1995 European Championships.
In 1997, Danilov (competing for Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) finished 5th in the men's air pistol event at the Munich World Cup.
Danilov then won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
for Israel at the 1999 European Championships in the 10-meter pistol in Germany.http://info.jpost.com/2000/Supplements/Olympics/Olympics2.12277.html
Danilov won the air pistol event at the European Championship in Munich in 2000.
At the 2000 Olympic Games he was disqualified in the 10-meter pistol event. Danilov's trigger was found to be under the official 500-gram weight; he had finished with a score of 574 points in the 10-meter event which still would not have qualified him for the finals. Nevertheless, the disqualification was a disappointment.
He also finished 18th in the 50-meter free pistol event with a score of 556, and did not make it to the finals.
He captured the bronze medal at the 2001 Atlanta World Cup.http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:yQSLEU1XUpwJ:www.usoc.org/73_2020.htm+Alexander+Danilov+pistol&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us
He finished fourth in the World Cup circuit 2002 tournament free pistol event in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, and second in the air pistol overall in the World Cup competition.
He came in 9th in the 2003 European Championships in the 50 meter pistol. http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:Cwbc0k2yOhUJ:www.shooting.cz/me2003/results/data.php%3Fid%3D34+Alexander+Danilov+shooting&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=33&gl=us
2004 saw him come in 3rd in the Bangkok World Cup circuit event.
On August 5, 2004, he won the Czech Grand-Prix meet with 668.7 points, a new Israeli record.
In the 2004 Olympics Danilove came in 15th in the 50 meter free pistol.http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:ca8yQ8IYUJoJ:news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/shooting/results/3532230.stm+Alexander+Danilov+pistol&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us
Danilov in the 10m Air Pistol qualification event scored 9.617 in the shoot and finished 20th overall, thus failing to make the final.
Danilov's wife, Olga Danilova, is a former short track speed skater who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
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| Olympic results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 |
| 50 metre pistol | 16th Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre pistol Men's 50 metre pistol was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The first time decimals were used in the 50 metre pistol finals, Boris Kokorev set a new Olympic record after scoring 570 points in the qualification round and 96.4 in the final, where places 2 through 5 were... 558 |
18th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre pistol -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:... 556 |
15th 554 |
| 10 metre air pistol | — | DQ Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air pistol -Qualification round:DQ Disqualified – OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record... |
20th 577 |