Anatoli Bogdanov (sport shooter)

Anatoli Ivanovich Bogdanov (Russian: Анатолий Иванович Богданов; 1 January 1931 – 30 September 2001) was a Soviet sport shooter and Olympic champion.

Anatoli Ivanovich Bogdanov

Personal information
Born	(1931-01-01)1 January 1931 Leningrad, Soviet Union
Died	30 September 2001(2001-09-30) (aged 70) Moscow, Russia
Sport
Sport	Sports shooting
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 300 m rifle 3 pos 1956 Melbourne 50 m rifle 3 pos World Championships 1954 Caracas 300 m 3 positions ind. 1954 Caracas 300 m prone ind. 1954 Caracas 300 m kneeling ind. 1954 Caracas 50 m 3 positions ind. 1954 Caracas 50 m kneeling ind. 1954 Caracas 50 m standing ind. 1954 Caracas 300 m 3 positions team 1954 Caracas 50 m 3 positions team 1954 Caracas 50 m kneeling team 1954 Caracas 50 m standing team 1954 Caracas 300 m standing ind. 1954 Caracas 50 m prone team 1954 Caracas 50 m + 100 m prone team

Biography

Bogdanov was born in Leningrad. He won a gold medal in the 300 m rifle 3 pos at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, as his teammate Lev Vainshtein won the bronze medal.^[1] He won a gold medal in the 50 m rifle 3 pos at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.^[2] Competing at the 1954 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Caracas, Bogdanov won ten gold medals and three bronze medals.^[3] He died on 30 September 2001.^[4]