Mikhail Nestruev
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's shooting | |||
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| Gold | 2004 Athens | 50 m pistol | |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 10 m air pistol | |
Mikhail Nestruev (born October 28, 1968) is a pistol shooter from Moscow, Russia. He is an all-round shooter, having achieved great successes in four of the five ISSF pistol events. He is one of the holders of the 25 m Center-Fire Pistol World record, 590, which he has achieved twice. He also shares the European record in 25 m Standard Pistol with Ragnar Skanåker and Vladas Turla, and has performed over 580 at several occasions.
Nestruev has also excelled in the Olympic events. In the 2004 Olympics he lost a close final to Wang Yifu in 10 m Air Pistol, but a few days later took the gold in the 50 m Pistol event. He has also many medals from World and European Championships in all four events, and has won four consecutive ISSF World Cup Finals in Air Pistol (2002-2005).
Holding the rank of lieutenant colonel, Nestruev has also competed successfully for several years in international military competitions.
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| Olympic medalists in shooting | Olympic Champions in men's 50 m Pistol |
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