Vladimir Isakov
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Vladimir Isakov , (born February 28, 1970 in Pushkino
Pushkino, Moscow Oblast
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, Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast
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Russia
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n sport shooter
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...

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He has been a member of the Russian national shooting team since 1991. He lives in Pushkino, and his married to Irina. They have a son Maxim and a daughter Maria.

In the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, he finished fourth of the Men's 50 metre pistol event, after winning a seemingly uninteresting shoot-off for fourth place against Oleg Omelchuk (9.1 versus 6.5). However, after silver medalist Kim Jong Su
Kim Jong Su
Kim Jong-su is a North Korean sport shooter who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In Athens, he won the bronze medal in the 50 metre pistol competition, and finished eighth in the air pistol final...

 was disqualified for propranolol use, this shoot-off gained in relevance, giving Isakov a new Olympic medal.

Olympic results

Event 1996 2000 2004 2008
50 metre pistol Bronze
563+95.9
10 metre air pistol 12th
Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air pistol
Men's 10 metre air pistol was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The defending champion, Wang Yifu, set an Olympic record of 587 points in the qualification round, taking a two-point lead. His lead increased during the final up to the last shot, where he scored a mere...


579
Bronze
584+100.3

Records

Current world records held in 10 metre air pistol
Men

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