Afanasijs Kuzmins

Afanasijs Kuzmin ( born March 22, 1947 in Krivošejeva, Daugavpils novads ) is a Latvian sports shooter.

Kuzmin 1976 he took part for the first time in the Olympic Games, finishing in fourth place. Four years later he reached the sixth. He was. During the Summer Olympics in Seoul 1988 Olympic champion with the rapid fire pistol for the Soviet Union ahead of Ralf Schumann from the GDR Four years later Kuzmin went for Latvia at the start and won silver, this time behind Schumann. This medal was the first medal for the Latvian team at the Olympic Games since 1936.

Up to and including 2008 Kuzmin took eight times participate in the Olympics, three times for the Soviet Union and five times for Latvia. Five times to Kuzmins placed it in the top eight, most recently as eight in Sydney in 2000. He is one of the athletes with the most Olympic appearances.

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