Valentin Kornev
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Valentin Mikhaylovich•Kornev |
| Used name | Valentin•Kornev |
| Original name | Валентин Михайлович•Корнев |
| Born | 29 August 1942 in Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl (RUS) |
| Died | 18 November 2016 (aged 74 years 2 months 20 days) in Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl (RUS) |
| Measurements | 174 cm / 68 kg |
| Affiliations | VS Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl (RUS) |
| NOC |  Soviet Union |
| Nationality |  Russian Federation |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Valentin Kornev took up sports as a 14-years-old and did modern pentathlon, before switching to sport shooting. Kornev belonged to the Soviet national team from 1964-76 and won Olympic free rifle, 3-positions silver in 1968, three World titles (free rifle, 3-positions; team free rifle, kneeling; and team military rifle, 3-positions, all in 1970) and eight European titles (individual / team free rifle, 3-positions in 1965 and 1969; individual free rifle, kneeling in 1969; team military rifle, 3-positions in 1965 and 1969; and team air rifle in 1972). He also won 16 individual Soviet titles between 1966-76.
Outside of sports, Kornev was a career military man, who retired as a major after the fall of Soviet Union. He then worked a lecturer at the Yaroslavl Higher School for Anti-Aircraft and Missile Defence. He also worked for 10 years as head coach of the Soviet national women’s rifle team, as a shooting coach in local club Yaroslavets, and was a children’s coach at a local sports school.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Shooting | URS |
RUS |
Valentin Kornev | |||
| Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Open (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | |||||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Open (Olympic) | 16 | ||||||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Shooting | URS |
RUS |
Valentin Kornev | |||
| Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Open (Olympic) | 8 | ||||||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Open (Olympic) | 34 |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Shooting Championships (3–10–1 1966 Wiesbaden silver: 50 m small-bore rifle 3 positions team, 50 m small-bore rifle kneeling team, and 50 m small-bore rifle standing team; 1970 Phoenix gold: 300 m free rifle 3 positions, 300 m free rifle kneeling team, and 300 m standard rifle 3 positions team, silver: 300 m free rifle 3 positions team, 300 m free rifle prone team, and 300 m free rifle standing team, bronze: 300 m standard rifle 3 positions; 1974 Bern/Thun silver: 300 m free rifle 3 positions team, 300 m free rifle standing team, 300 m free rifle prone team, and 300 m standard rifle 3 positions team)