Aleksandr Babchenko

Aleksandr Babchenko (Russian: Александр Бабченко; born December 9, 1971 in Bishkek) is a Kyrgyzstani sport shooter.[2] He has been selected to compete for Kyrgyzstan in rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has achieved numerous top ten finishes in a major international competition, spanning the Asian Games, and the Asian Championships.[1] Babchenko trains under his longtime coach Sergey Nikishov for the national team, while serving in the army.[1]

Aleksandr Babchenko
Personal information
Full nameAleksandr Babchenko
Nationality Kyrgyzstan
Born (1971-12-09) 9 December 1971
Frunze, Kirghiz SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR60)
50 m rifle prone (FR60PR)
50 m rifle 3 positions (FR3X40)
Coached bySergey Nikishov[1]

Babchenko qualified as a lone shooter for the Kyrgyz squad in rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He had been granted an Olympic invitation for his country in the 10 m air rifle by ISSF and IOC, having registered a minimum qualifying score of 593 from his outside-final finish at the Worlds two years earlier.[1][3] Babchenko started off with his signature event, the 10 m air rifle, where he shot an ill-fated 588 out of a possible 600 to finish in a two-way tie with Sweden's Marcus Åkerholm for thirty-third position.[4] Four days later, Babchenko came up with a much substantial aim to get 591 in the qualifying round of the 50 m rifle prone, vaulting him up to twenty-fourth from his dismal air rifle feat.[5] In his third and last event, the 50 m rifle 3 positions, Babchenko rounded out the 40-shooter field to last place with a qualifying score of 1130 points (393 in prone, 364 in standing, and 373 in the kneeling).[6][7]

References
  1. "ISSF Profile – Alexsandr Babchenko". ISSF. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Babchenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. "Shooting: Men's 10m Air Rifle Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. "Shooting: Men's 50m Rifle Prone Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. "Shooting: Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. Alamanov, Kanai (20 August 2004). "Надежда еще есть" [There's still a hope] (in Russian). MSN.kg. Retrieved 27 August 2015.


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