Tanyu Kiryakov (Bulgarian: Таню Киряков, born 2 March 1963) is a Bulgarian pistol shooter. He became the first shooter to have won Olympic gold medals in both the 50 metre pistol event (2000 Sydney Olympics) and the 10 metre air pistol event (1988 Seoul Olympics), in which he was also the first Olympic champion. He is also the only Bulgarian to have won two gold medals at the Summer Olympics. He is considered to be one of the all-time best and his versatile skills and continued excellence have won him numerous fans. He was born in Ruse in northeastern Bulgaria.
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| Born | 2 March 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Olympic results | ||||||
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| Event | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
| 50 metre pistol | 4th 566+90 |
8th 567+51 DNF |
20th 556 |
 Gold570+96.0 |
7th 562+92.3 |
6th 562+94.8 |
| 10 metre air pistol | Gold 585+102.9 |
7th 583+96.7 |
 Bronze584+99.8 |
8th 581+95.8 |
4th 583+100.4 |
9th 580 |
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