Viktor Bankin (; born 24 August 1990 in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
,
Ukraine
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) is a Ukrainian
sport shooter
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, Master of Sports of Ukraine, World Class.
Career
He started shooting at the age of 10, and from the age of 12 he began to participate in competitions. Studied at the Kyiv City School of Higher Sports Mastery.
Since 2009, he has been serving in the
Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are the Military, military forces of Ukraine. All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces, are under the command of the president of Ukraine and subject to oversight by a permanent Verkhovna Rad ...
, an athlete-instructor of the Central Sports Club of the AFU, a member of the Ukrainian army shooting team.
In
2010
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, as part of the team, he set a Ukrainian record among juniors in the
10 meter air pistol
The 10 metre air pistol is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). It is similar to 10 metre air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm (or .177) caliber air guns at a distance of , and that ...
(1735 points).
Bankin is a three-time champion of the
European Championship
A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...
(
2014
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,
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
and
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
).
In
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
, Viktor Bankin became
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...
bronze medalist in the 50 meters pistol event.
Member of the
Ukrainian Shooting Federation
The Ukrainian Shooting Federation () is the national governing body for ISSF shooting sport disciplines in Ukraine.
History
In May 2022 it was reported that two well known athletes had been killed fighting in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukrain ...
and the National Shot Shooting Team of Ukraine.
Awards
*
Prize of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for Special Achievements of Youth in the Development of Ukraine (2015).
Розпорядження Кабінету Міністрів України №737-р від 17 липня 2015 р. «Про присудження Премії Кабінету Міністрів України за особливі досягнення молоді у розбудові України»
References
External links
*
Official Facebook page
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Ukrainian male sport shooters
1990 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kyiv
ISSF pistol shooters
21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen
European Games competitors for Ukraine
Shooters at the 2023 European Games
Laureates of the Prize of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for special achievements of youth in the development of Ukraine
Shooters at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic shooters for Ukraine