Alexander Svyatoslavovich Petriv ( Ukrainian Oleksandr Sviatoslavovich Petrіv ; August 5, 1974 , Lviv , Ukrainian SSR ) - Ukrainian pistol shooter , 2008 Olympic champion in quick-fire pistol shooting . Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine .
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| Full name | Alexander Svyatoslavovich Petriv | |||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | August 5, 1974 (44 years) | |||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Lviv , USSR | |||||||||||||
| Kind of shooting sport | bullet shooting | |||||||||||||
| Sports title | ZMS of Ukraine | |||||||||||||
| Professional career | 1987 - n. at. | |||||||||||||
| Coaches in the crust. time | Alexander Kaminsky , Lubomira Petriv | |||||||||||||
| Height Weight | 173 cm / 68 kg | |||||||||||||
| Education | Lviv State Institute of Physical Culture | |||||||||||||
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Biography
He started shooting in the sixth grade, when coach Yuri Pyatakov was doing a set in the section near the school. Of this set, only Alexander remained in the shooting sport . For six years he trained with Pyatkov, but in 1992 the first coach, who went to his relatives in Sverdlovsk , got into a car accident and died from his injuries. Yuri Pyatkov was only 29 years old. Now his pupil often recalls his coach:
Shortly before his death, Yuri Pyatkov told me the following story. His friend, also a shooting coach, died in a car accident. And the day before he asked his best student not to give up the sport. When the disaster happened, the student continued to train, achieved high results. Maybe Yuri Pyatkov felt irreparable? Why did he tell me this story then? .. [1]
Currently, his coaches are the head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Alexander Kaminsky, and the mother of the athlete Lyubomira Vladimirovna Petriv.
He graduated from the Lviv State Institute of Physical Culture .
He is a soldier, a member of the Shooting Federation of Ukraine , the national team of Ukraine and a member of the national Olympic team, has the rank of captain of the armed forces of Ukraine and is in favor of the sports society CSK VSU.
In addition to firing a pistol, Alexander is fond of cycling , swimming , running and training at the horizontal bars every morning, and also studying English. [2]
Sports Achievements
- In 2005 became the silver medalist of the European Championship (team competition)
- In 2007 - European champion (team competition)
- In 2008 - the Olympic champion in bullet shooting from a high-speed pistol at a distance of 25 m , set the Olympic record (total points - 780.2) [3]
Awards
- Order of Merit, III degree ( September 4, 2008 ) - for achieving high sporting results at the XXIX Summer Olympic Games in Beijing (China), showing courage, dedication and will to win, increasing Ukraine’s international prestige [4]
- Anniversary medal "20 years of independence of Ukraine" ( August 19, 2011 ) [5]
Notes
- ↑ Draga E. Alexander Petriv: “In fact, I have ... myopia minus two”. Fly can not see clearly. The target is generally blurred in the eyes ” . “Events” (September 8 - 15, 2008). The appeal date is January 29, 2010. Archived May 19, 2012.
- ↑ Bzikadze M. Alexander Petriv: “I dedicate the victory to Ukraine!” . "TVNZ. Ukraine ”(September 19, 2008). The appeal date is January 29, 2010. Archived on March 17, 2012.
- ↑ Shooter Petriv won the "gold"! "Sportboz". The appeal date is January 29, 2010. Archived on March 17, 2012.
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 804/2008 “About the state of Ukraine by athletes, coaches and teachers of the national team of Ukraine at the XXIX years of Olympic Games” (Ukr.)
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 822/2011 of 19 September 2011 to the rock “On the wake of the President of Ukraine - the youth medal of 20 years of independence of Ukraine” ”
Links
- Alexander Petriv . sport.com.ua. The appeal date is January 29, 2010. Archived on March 17, 2012.
- Verbitsky I. Already burst, so burst. Gold again! SPORTglavred (08.16.2008). The appeal date is January 29, 2010. Archived on March 17, 2012.
- Alexander Petriv: “Friends called me crazy” . FSU of Ukraine. The appeal date is January 29, 2010. Archived on March 17, 2012.
- Draga E. Alexander Petriv: "In fact, I have ... myopia minus two." Fly can not see clearly. The target is generally blurred in the eyes ” . “Events” (September 8 - 15, 2008). The appeal date is January 29, 2010. Archived May 19, 2012.
- Bzikadze M. Alexander Petriv: “I dedicate the victory to Ukraine!” . "TVNZ. Ukraine ”(September 19, 2008). The appeal date is January 29, 2010. Archived on March 17, 2012.