Alexander Taransky
Personal information
Born(1941-01-08)8 January 1941
Died8 December 2017(2017-12-08) (aged 76)
Sport
SportSports shooting
EventRapid Fire Pistol
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Rapid-Fire Pistol - Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Centre-Fire Pistol - Pairs

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.

References

  1. "Vale Alex Taransky". Pistol Australia. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexander Taransky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. "Athlete Alexander Taransky". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. "Olympian Search". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. "Malcolm Fraser: Bitter memories of push to boycott 1980 Olympics". The Australian. Retrieved 17 December 2017.


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