Oleh Omelchuk

Oleh Omelchuk
Oleh Omelchuk in 2013
Personal information
Full nameOleh Petrovych Omelchuk
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1983-06-07) 7 June 1983 (age 41)
Velyki Selyshcha, Rivne Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportShooting
Event(s)FP, AP60
ClubCSKA
Coached bySerghiy Bondar
Oleksandr Kaminsky
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed 10 m air pistol
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Changwon Air pistol mixed team
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk 10 m pistol
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow 10 m pistol
Gold medal – first place 2019 Osijek Air pistol mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Osijek 50 m pistol open
Gold medal – first place 2024 Győr 10 m air pistol mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Győr Air pistol mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Győr 10 m air pistol team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Brescia 10 m pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Odense Air pistol mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Győr Air pistol mixed team

Oleh Petrovych Omelchuk (Ukrainian: Олег Петрович Омельчук; born 7 June 1983) is a Ukrainian sport shooter who competes in the men's 10 metre air pistol and the men's 50 metre pistol.[1] He is the 2014 European 10 m pistol champion.

Career

Omelchuk has represented Ukraine at three Olympics.[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he finished in 16th place in the men's 10 m air pistol,[3] and in 4th place in the 50 m pistol, losing out on the bronze medal to Russia's Vladimir Isakov in a shoot-off.[4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Omelchuk finished 5th in the final round of the men's 10 m air pistol and in 29th place in the men's 50 m pistol.[2][5] He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

On 27 July 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Oleh Omelchuk and Olena Kostevych won a bronze medal in the 10 m air pistol.

References

  1. ^ "Oleh Omelchuk". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleh Omelchuk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. ^ "10m air pistol (60 shots) men results – Shooting – Beijing 2008 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  4. ^ "50m pistol (60 shots) men results – Shooting – Beijing 2008 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  5. ^ "50m pistol (60 shots) men results – Shooting – London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 12 June 2015.


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