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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Heorhievich Kazak |
| Nationality |  Belarus |
| Born | 13 March 1980 Hrodna, Belarusian SSR |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event(s) | 10 m running target (10RT) 50 m pistol (FP) |
| Club | Dynamo Hrodna[1] |
| Coached by | Aleh 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
edit- ^ a b c "Andrei Kazak". London 2012. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "ISSF Profile – Andrei Kazak". ISSF. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Shooting: 10m running target (30+30 shots) – Qualification Round". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Men's 50m Pistol Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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