Kanstantsin Lukashyk

Kanstantsin Leonidovich Lukashyk (Belarusian: Канстанцін Леонідовіч Лукашык, Kanstancin Leonidovič Łukašyk, born September 18, 1975 in Hrodna) is a Belarusian pistol shooter, most famous for winning the 50 metre pistol event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at the age of 16, shocking the world of competitive shooting. The final was one of the first successes for broadcasting of shooting, and for his last shot Lukashyk raised his arm four times, the shot finally breaking only seconds before the 75-second deadline.

Kanstantsin Lukashyk
Personal information
Full nameKanstantsin Leonidovich Lukashyk
BornSeptember 18, 1975 (1975-09-18) (age 45)
Hrodna, Belarus
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona 50 m pistol

The year after Barcelona, Lukashyk set a junior world record in 10 metre air pistol (lasting until 2006), and has ever since been a regular member of the Belarusian national team, with varying results including some medals at ISSF World Cups.

He has competed at six Olympics so far, from 1992 to 2012.[1][2]

Olympic results
Event 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
50 metre pistol Gold
567+91		 4th
564+96.1		 9th
560		 37th
539		 10th
558		 30th
547
10 metre air pistol — 9th
580		 15th
577		 13th
579		 26th
575		 11th
582

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kanstantsin Lukashyk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-05-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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