Tanyu Kiryakov
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| Born | March 2, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tanyu Kiryakov (Bulgarian: Таню Киряков, born March 2, 1963) is a Bulgarian pistol shooter, the first shooter to have won Olympic gold medals in both the 50 metre pistol event and the 10 metre air pistol event, in which he was also the first Olympic champion. He is also the only Bulgarian to have won two gold medals from Summer Olympics. He is considered to be one of the all-time best and his versatile skills and continued excellence have won him numerous fans. He was born in Ruse.
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| Event | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
| 50 metre pistol | 4th 566+90 |
8th 567+51 DNF |
20th 556 |
 Gold570+96.0 |
7th 562+92.3 |
6th 562+94.8 |
| 10 metre air pistol | Gold 585+102.9 |
7th 583+96.7 |
 Bronze584+99.8 |
8th 581+95.8 |
4th 583+100.4 |
9th 580 |
External links
Olympic champions in men's 10 metre air pistol | |
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Olympic champions in men's 50 metre pistol | |
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1 In 1896, the competition distance of the event was 30 metres. 2 In 1908, the competition distance of the event was 50 yards. |
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