Oleh Petrovych Omelchuk (Ukrainian: Олег Петрович Омельчук; born 7 June 1983) is a Ukrainian sport shooter who competes in the men's 10 metre air pistol and the men's 50 metre pistol.[1] He is the 2014 European 10 m pistol champion.
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| Full name | Oleh Petrovych Omelchuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ukrainian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 June 1983 Velyki Selyshcha, Rivne Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | FP, AP60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Serghiy Bondar Oleksandr Kaminsky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editOmelchuk has represented Ukraine at three Olympics.[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he finished in 16th place in the men's 10 m air pistol,[3] and in 4th place in the 50 m pistol, losing out on the bronze medal to Russia's Vladimir Isakov in a shoot-off.[4]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Omelchuk finished 5th in the final round of the men's 10 m air pistol and in 29th place in the men's 50 m pistol.[2][5] He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
On 27 July 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Oleh Omelchuk and Olena Kostevych won a bronze medal in the 10 m air pistol.
References
edit- ^ "Oleh Omelchuk". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleh Omelchuk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "10m air pistol (60 shots) men results – Shooting – Beijing 2008 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "50m pistol (60 shots) men results – Shooting – Beijing 2008 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "50m pistol (60 shots) men results – Shooting – London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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