Alexander Taransky
Personal information | |
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Born | 8 January 1941 |
Died | 8 December 2017 76) | (aged
Sport | |
Sport | Sports shooting |
Event(s) | Rapid Fire Pistol |
Medal record
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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
- ↑ "Vale Alex Taransky". Pistol Australia. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ "Alexander Taransky". Sports Reference. 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.
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