Alexander Taransky
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 January 1941 |
| Died | 8 December 2017 (aged 76) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
| Event | Rapid Fire Pistol |
Medal record | |
Alexander Taransky (8 January 1941 – 8 December 2017)[1] was an Australian sports shooter. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4] He was also selected for the Australian Pistol Shooting Team for the 1980 Summer Olympics however the Australian Shooting Team joined the boycott of the Moscow Olympics.[5] He competed at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane where he won two gold medals for pistol shooting.
References
[edit]- ^ "Vale Alex Taransky". Pistol Australia. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexander Taransky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Athlete Alexander Taransky". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Olympian Search". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Malcolm Fraser: Bitter memories of push to boycott 1980 Olympics". The Australian. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Alexander Taransky at Olympedia
- Alexander Taransky at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Alexander Taransky at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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