Marat Nyýazow

{{Short description|Soviet and Turkmen sport shooter (1933–2009)}}

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| fullname = Marat Ataýeviç Nyýazow

| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|9|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|4|8|1933|9|28|df=yes}}

| death_place = Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

| height = {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|73|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| sport = Shooting

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{{MedalOlympics}}

{{MedalSilver|1960 Rome|Rifle three positions}}

{{MedalCompetition|World championships}}

{{MedalGold|1958 Moscow|300 m rifle team three positions}}

{{MedalGold|1958 Moscow|50 m rifle team three positions}}

{{MedalGold|1962 Cairo|50 m rifle team three positions}}

{{MedalSilver|1958 Moscow|50 m rifle three positions}}

{{MedalSilver|1962 Cairo|50 m rifle three positions}}

{{MedalSilver|1966 Wiesbaden|300 m rifle team three positions}}

{{MedalSilver|1966 Wiesbaden|50 m rifle team three positions}}

{{MedalSilver|1966 Wiesbaden|50 m rifle three positions}}

{{MedalBronze|1966 Wiesbaden|50 m rifle team prone}}

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Marat Ataýewiç Nyýazow (28 September 1933 – 8 April 2009) was a Soviet and Turkmen sport shooter. 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.

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.

References

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[http://sportbiography.ru/fio/niyazov-marat-ataevich-sssr-1527/ НИЯЗОВ Марат Атаевич (СССР)]. sportbiography.ru

[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063419/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/marat-niyazov-1.html Marat Niyazov]. sports-reference.com

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Category:1933 births

Category:2009 deaths

Category:Sportspeople from Ashgabat

Category:Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR

Category:Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Category:Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Category:Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic medalists in shooting

Category:Olympic shooters for the Soviet Union

Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union

Category:Soviet male sport shooters

Category:Turkmenistan male sport shooters

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