Kanstantsin Lukashyk

Kanstantsin Leonidovich Lukashyk (Belarusian: Канстанцін Леонідовіч Лукашык, Kanstancin Leonidovič Łukašyk, born September 18, 1975, in Hrodna) is a Belarusian pistol shooter, most known for winning the 50 metre pistol event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at the age of 16. During his last shot, he raised his arm 4 times but kept his nerve and eventually pulled the trigger just seconds before the 75 second time limit ran out. He ended up scoring a 9.9 which was enough to beat a field of 5 other Olympic champions, including Ragnar Skanåker who was 42 years older than Lukashyk. As of 2023, he is the youngest Olympic champion in shooting

Kanstantsin Lukashyk
Personal information
Full nameKanstantsin Leonidovich Lukashyk
BornSeptember 18, 1975 (1975-09-18) (age 48)
Hrodna, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Coached byOleg Pishukevich Vladimir Shilov
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona 50 m pistol
World Championships
Representing  Soviet Union
1991 Stavanger 10 m air pistol junior
Representing  Belarus
1998 Barcelona 10 m air pistol
1998 Barcelona 10 m air pistol team
1998 Barcelona 25 m center-fire pistol team
1998 Barcelona 50 m pistol team
World Cup
1998 Buenos Aires 10 m air pistol
2001 Milan 10 m air pistol
2001 Milan 50 m pistol
1993 Munich 10 m air pistol
1998 Buenos Aires 50 m pistol
2004 Athens 10 m air pistol
European Championships
Representing  Soviet Union
1991 Manchester 10 m air pistol junior
1991 Bologna 50 m pistol junior
Representing  Belarus
1993 Brno 25 m standard pistol team
1997 Kouvola 50 m pistol team
2003 Plzdn 10 m air pistol team
2011 Belgrade 50 m pistol team
2015 Maribor 50 m pistol team
1993 Brno 10 m air pistol team
1996 Budapest 10 m air pistol
1999 Bordeaux 25 m center-fire pistol team
2005 Belgrade 10 m air pistol team

The year before Barcelona, Lukashyk became both the World Junior Champion and European Junior Champion in the 10 meter air pistol event. He also won the free pistol event in the latter competition since it was available that year. These triumphs combined with a necessary win at the CIS championships in the free pistol right before Barcelona helped him get a spot on the Olympic team despite his age.

The year after Barcelona, Lukashyk set a junior world record in 10 metre air pistol (lasting until 2006), and has ever since been a regular member of the Belarusian national team, with varying results including some medals at ISSF World Cups.

He has competed at six Olympics so far, from 1992 to 2012.

Olympic results
Event 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
50 metre pistol Gold
567+91
4th
564+96.1
9th
560
37th
539
10th
558
30th
547
10 metre air pistol 9th
580
15th
577
13th
579
26th
575
11th
582
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