Marat Nyýazow

Marat Niyazov

Personal information
Full name	Marat Ataýeviç Nyýazow
Born	(1933-09-28)28 September 1933 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Died	8 April 2009(2009-04-08) (aged 75) Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1960 Rome Rifle three positions World championships 1958 Moscow 300 m rifle team three positions 1958 Moscow 50 m rifle team three positions 1962 Cairo 50 m rifle team three positions 1958 Moscow 50 m rifle three positions 1962 Cairo 50 m rifle three positions 1966 Wiesbaden 300 m rifle team three positions 1966 Wiesbaden 50 m rifle team three positions 1966 Wiesbaden 50 m rifle three positions 1966 Wiesbaden 50 m rifle team prone

Marat Ataýeviç Nyýazow (Russian: Марат Атаевич Ниязов; 28 September 1933 – 8 April 2009) was a shooter from Turkmenistan. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 50 metre rifle three positions event and finished in ninth place in the 50 metre rifle prone.^[1]

Between 1958 and 1966 he won six gold, 10 silver and three bronze medals at the world championships. He set a world record in 1958 and won a European title in rifle in 1959. Nationally, he won nine titles, in 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966 and 1968. After retirement he worked as a coach in his native Ashgabat. For his achievements he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.^[2]

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