Valentin Kornev
Soviet sport shooter
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Born | (1942-08-29)29 August 1942 Yaroslavl, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
Died | 18 November 2016(2016-11-18) (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
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Valentin Mikhaylovich Kornev (Russian: 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.[2]
References
- ^ "Valentin Kornev Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Valentin Kornev". Database Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ John Nauright (6 April 2012). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-59884-301-9. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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