Alexander Taransky
Alexander Taransky (8 January 1941 – 8 December 2017)[1] was an Australian sports shooter. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4] He was also selected for the Australian Pistol Shooting Team for the 1980 Summer Olympics however the Australian Shooting Team joined the boycott of the Moscow Olympics.[5] He competed at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane where he won two gold medals for pistol shooting.
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| Born | 8 January 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 December 2017 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Rapid Fire Pistol | ||||||||||||||||
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References
- "Vale Alex Taransky". Pistol Australia. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "Alexander Taransky". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- "Athlete Alexander Taransky". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "Olympian Search". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "Malcolm Fraser: Bitter memories of push to boycott 1980 Olympics". The Australian. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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