Sergei Kalinin (sport shooter) explained

Sergei Alekseyevich Kalinin
Birth Date:23 December 1926
Birth Place:Yaroslavl, USSR
Height:1.7m (05.6feet)
Weight:80kg (180lb)
Sport:Shooting
Club:Soviet Army, St. Petersburg

Sergei Alekseyevich Kalinin (Russian: Сергей Алексеевич Калинин, 23 December 1926 – 17 October 1997)[1] was a Soviet sports shooter. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the individual trap event and finished in 3rd and 22nd place, respectively.[1]

Biography

Kalinin was born to a hunter and started shooting aged seven. Between 1943 and 1945 he fought in World War II, and after that started training in sports shooting. He won two world titles with the Soviet team, in 1958 and 1962.[2]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sergey Kalinin . Olympedia.
  2. http://www.shooting-ua.com/books/book_27.htm Стрельба стендовая. Траппер
  3. журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 12, декабрь 1960. стр.59