Sergei Kruglov (sport shooter)
Personal information | |
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Full name | Sergey Andreyevich Kruglov |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR | 27 March 1985
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Shooting |
Event(s) | 10 m air rifle (AR40) 50 m rifle prone (FR60PR) 50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20) |
Club | CSA Pomoriye[1] |
Coached by | Oleg Seleznev[1] |
Medal record |
Sergey Andreyevich Kruglov (also Sergei Kruglov, Russian: Серге́й Андреевич Круглов; born 27 March 1985 in Khabarovsk) is a Russian sport shooter.[2] In 2010, Kruglov had won a gold medal for the 10 m air rifle at the European Shooting Championships in Meråker, Norway, and eventually captured the bronze at the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States.[3] He is also a member of CSA Pomoriye and is coached and trained by Oleg Seleznev.[1]
Kruglov represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 10 m air rifle, along with his teammate Konstantin Prikhodtchenko. He finished only in eighth place by seven tenths of a point (0.7) behind Serbia's Stevan Pletikosić, for a total score of 697 targets (595 in the preliminary rounds and 102 in the final).[4][5]
In 2013 Sergey started working for the Russian National Team, doubling his efforts as a competitive shooter.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "ISSF Profile – Serguei Kruglov". ISSF. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergey Kruglov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ ""My best final since the Olympics", Zhu said". ISSF. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 10m Air Rifle Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Круглов Сергей Андреевич". shooting-russia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-16.
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