Alexander Melentyev
Alexander Remmovich Melentyev was a Soviet competitive sport shooter who won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. The world record he set in 1980 remained unbeaten for 34 years. He was the first Olympic gold medalist from Kyrgyzstan.Bio
Melentyev was born in the Russian city of Penza but grew up in the Kyrgyz SSR.
At the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, Melentyev achieved a world record result of 581 in the 50 m pistol event in setting a new world and a new Olympic record. The world record was surpassed by Jin Jong-oh at the 2014 World Championships; with his score of 581 Melentyev remains the current Olympic record holder.
