Yuriy Yurkov

Yuriy Yurkov (Kazakh: Юрий Юрков; born March 11, 1983 in Shymkent) is a Kazakhstani sport shooter.[1] Yurkov represented Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for all three rifle shooting events.

Yuriy Yurkov
Personal information
Nationality Kazakhstan
Born (1983-03-11) 11 March 1983
Shymkent, Kazakh SSR
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR40)
50 m rifle prone (FR60PR)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)
ClubDynamo Shymkent

In his first event, 10 m air rifle, Yurkov was able to hit a total of 586 points within six attempts, finishing forty-second in the qualifying rounds.[2] Few days later, he placed forty-second again this time in the 50 m rifle prone, by one target behind Austria's Christian Planer from the second attempt, with a total score of 588 points.[3] In his third and last event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, Yurkov was able to shoot 395 targets in a prone position, 382 in standing, and 385 in kneeling, for a total score of 1,162 points, finishing only in twenty-seventh place.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuriy Yurkov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. "Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. "Men's 50m Rifle Prone Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  4. "Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.


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