Afanasijs Kuzmins Explained

Afanasijs Kuzmins
Birth Date:22 March 1947
Birth Place:Biķernieki Parish, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Weight:196lb
Country:
Latvia
Sport:Sports shooting
Coach:Aleksandrs Lescinskis
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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.

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

Event1976
1980
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
25 metre rapid fire pistol4th
595
6th
595
Gold
598+100
Silver
590+195+97
10th
585
8th
585
14th
574
13th
565
17th
569
10 metre air pistol----29th
574
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World records

Current world records held in 25 m Center-Fire Pistol
Men (ISSF)
Current world records held in 25 m Standard Pistol
Men

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final Results: Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Final . Beijing2008.cn . 2008-08-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080829234029/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SH/C74D/SHM202101.shtml . 2008-08-29 .