Valentin Kornev Explained

Valentin Kornev
Birth Date:	29 August 1942
Birth Place:	Yaroslavl, Soviet Union
Sport:	Sports shooting
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Valentin Mikhaylovich Kornev (ru|Валентин Михайлович Корнев, 29 August 1942 – 18 November 2016) was a Soviet sport shooter who won the silver medal in the 300 m free rifle event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.^{[1] [2] [3]}

He took up sports as a 14-year-old, starting with modern pentathlon before switching to sport shooting. Kornev won 16 individual Soviet titles in shooting competitions.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Valentin Kornev Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418071358/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/valentin-kornev-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports Reference . 11 September 2015.
2. Web site: Valentin Kornev . Database Olympics . 11 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160107071806/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KORNEVAL01 . 7 January 2016 .
3. Book: John Nauright. Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. 14 September 2015. 6 April 2012. ABC-CLIO. 978-1-59884-301-9. 164.