Vladislav Aleksandrovich Prianishnikov (, born 16 March 1983) is a Ukrainian (until 2014) and Russian

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, who specializes in the running target. He produced a remarkable career tally of twenty-two medals, including eight golds from the

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and two (one silver and one bronze) from the 2008 and 2009

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respectively. Prianishnikov was also selected to compete for

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at the

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, where he finished seventh in running target shooting, before his event had been officially removed from the Olympic program. Being a multiple European champion and a two-time Worlds medalist, Prianishnikov has been inducted an Honored Master of Sport and Master of Sport of Ukraine of International Class in shooting for his outstanding achievements in running target. Prianishnikov qualified for the Ukrainian squad, as a 21-year-old, on his only Olympic debut in the men's 10 m running target at the

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, by virtue of exchanging a quota place won by his teammate Ivan Rybovalov in the free pistol with his selection, having achieved a minimum qualifying score of 578 from his third-place finish at the ISSF World Cup meet in

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. Prianishnikov shot an astonishing score of 293 to open the slow-moving target round in fourth position. He fired 282 to hold off a one-point advantage over three-time U.S. Olympian Adam Saathoff in the fast-moving round, but faded to seventh with a final score of 575, just three points short to reach the finals.

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* 1983 births Living people Ukrainian male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Ukraine Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Simferopol Naturalized citizens of Russia Russian male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-sportshooting-bio-stub