Andrei Kazak

Andrei Heorhievich Kazak (Belarusian: Андрэй Георгіевіч Казак; born 13 March 1980) is a Belarusian sport shooter.[1][2] Kazak made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he competed in the men's 10 m running target, a shooting event which has since been removed from the Olympic events. Kazak shot 292 targets in the slow-run and 283 in the fast-run for a total score of 575 points, finishing only in ninth place.[3][4]

Andrei Kazak
Personal information
Full nameAndrei Heorhievich Kazak
Nationality Belarus
Born (1980-03-13) 13 March 1980
Hrodna, Belarusian SSR
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m running target (10RT)
50 m pistol (FP)
ClubDynamo Hrodna[1]
Coached byAleh Pishchukevich[1]

Eight years after competing in his last Olympics, Kazak qualified for his second Belarusian team, as a 32-year-old, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by placing ninth in the free pistol from the sixth meet of the 2011 ISSF World Cup series in Munich, Germany.[3][5] Kazak scored a total of 547 targets in the qualifying rounds of the men's 50 m pistol, by two inner tens behind his teammate Kanstantsin Lukashyk, finishing in thirty-first place.[6]

References
  1. "Andrei Kazak". London 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrei Kazak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. "ISSF Profile – Andrei Kazak". ISSF. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  4. "Shooting: 10m running target (30+30 shots) – Qualification Round". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  5. "Sergei Martynov takes gold at 2011 ISSF World Cup in Munich". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  6. "Men's 50m Pistol Qualification". London 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.


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