Tanyu Kiryakov
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Tanyu Kiryakov is a Bulgaria
n pistol shooter, the only shooter to have won Olympic
gold medals in both the 50 metre pistol event and the 10 metre air pistol event, in which he was also the first Olympic champion.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n pistol shooter, the only shooter to have won Olympic
Shooting at the Summer Olympics
Shooting sports have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except at the 1904 & 1928 editions.-Men's:...
gold medals in both the 50 metre pistol event and the 10 metre air pistol event, in which he was also the first Olympic champion.
| Olympic results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
| 50 metre pistol | 4th Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre pistol Men's 50 metre pistol was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic free pistol competition to feature final shooting.-Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:... 566+90 |
8th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre pistol Men's 50 metre pistol was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Kanstantsin Lukashyk, a 16-year-old Belarusian, unexpectedly had the pre-final lead... 567+51 DNF |
20th 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... 556 |
Gold Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre pistol -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:... 570+96.0 |
7th 562+92.3 |
6th 562+94.8 |
| 10 metre air pistol | Gold Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air pistol Men's 10 metre air pistol made its Olympic debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Erich Buljung equalled the world record of 590 points in the qualification round, acquiring a two-point lead over the new 50 metre champion, Sorin Babii. Neither of them performed a good final however, and Tanyu Kiryakov... 585+102.9 |
7th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air pistol Men's 10 metre air pistol was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. This second installment of the event was won by Wang Yifu ahead of the world record holder Sergei Pyzhianov, and Sorin Babii who had established the Olympic record on the new target in the qualification... 583+96.7 |
Bronze Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air pistol Men's 10 metre air pistol was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The defending champion, Wang Yifu, set an Olympic record of 587 points in the qualification round, taking a two-point lead. His lead increased during the final up to the last shot, where he scored a mere... 584+99.8 |
8th 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... 581+95.8 |
4th 583+100.4 |
9th 580 |