Afanasijs Kuzmins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Soviet and Latvian sport shooter
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Place of Birth: Daugavpils, Latvia
About Afanasijs Kuzmins
- Afanasijs Kuzmins (born March 22, 1947) is a Latvian shooter who won two Olympic medals in the 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol event; gold at the 1988 for the USSR and silver at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Latvia.
- He also won the 1986 World Championship in 25 m Standard Pistol.
- Kuzmins trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Riga. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and, by receiving wild card, competed also in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
- At the age of 61 Kuzmins finished 13th overall in his eighth Olympic appearance.
- No other shooter has appeared at eight Olympics; four have appeared at seven Olympics. Aged 65, he competed at his ninth Olympic Games at the 2012 Summer Olympics finishing 17th.
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