Aleksey Gushchin

Aleksey Petrovich Gushchin (Russian: Алексей Петрович Гущин; 5 January 1922 – 14 December 1986) was a Soviet pistol shooter who won the 50 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, setting a new Olympic record.[2] During his career he set two world and two European records and won two individual silver medals at the world and European championships. In retirement he worked as a shooting coach and in 1965 wrote a handbook on pistol shooting.[3]

Aleksey Gushchin

Yoshihisa Yoshikawa, Aleksey Gushchin and Makhmud Umarov at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	5 January 1922 Aleksandrovka, Voronezh Oblast, Russian SFSR
Died	14 December 1986 (aged 64)[1] Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Pistol shooting
Club	DOSAAF, Moscow
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1960 Rome 50 m ind. World Championships 1958 Moscow 50 m team 1958 Moscow 50 m ind.

References

1. Aleksey Gushchin's profile at Sport-Strana.ru (in Russian)
2. "Aleksey Gushchin". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
3. Гущин Алексей Петрович Archived 1 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Great Soviet Encyclopedia

External links

• Aleksey Gushchin at Olympedia
• Aleksey Gushchin at databaseOlympics.com (archived)