Kanstantsin Lukashyk

Kanstantsin Lukashyk

Personal information
Full name	Kanstantsin Leonidovich Lukashyk
Born	September 18, 1975 (1975-09-18) (age 49) Hrodna, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Coached by	Oleg Pishukevich[1] Vladimir Shilov[2]
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

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.^[3][4] As of 2023, he is the youngest Olympic champion in shooting ^[5]

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.^[6][7]

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.^[8][9]

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

• Lukashyk's profile at ISSF NEWS
• Kanstantsin LUKASHYK at the International Shooting Sport Federation