Alexander Taransky

Alexander Taransky (8 January 1941 – 8 December 2017)^[1] was an Australian sports shooter. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[2][3][4] He was also selected for the Australian Pistol Shooting Team for the 1980 Summer Olympics however the Australian Shooting Team joined the boycott of the Moscow Olympics.^[5] He competed at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane where he won two gold medals for pistol shooting.

Alexander Taransky

Personal information
Born	(1941-01-08)8 January 1941
Died	8 December 2017(2017-12-08) (aged 76)
Sport
Sport	Sports shooting
Event	Rapid Fire Pistol
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane Rapid-Fire Pistol - Pairs 1982 Brisbane Centre-Fire Pistol - Pairs