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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