Yakov Zheleznyak

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Yakiv Zheleznyak
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Born (1941-04-10) 10 April 1941 (age 82)
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Sport Sports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972 Munich Running target

Yakov Zheleznyak (born 10 April 1941) is a former Soviet sport shooter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 50 m Running Target at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "1972 Summer Olympics München, Germany Shooting" Archived 19 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 11 October 2008)
  2. "Yakiv Zheleznyak". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2016.