Leonid Yekimov
Leonid Aleksandrovich Yekimov (born 13 September 1987) is a Russian sport shooter from Novodvinsk. He competes for Russia and shoots for the Russian Army sports club. He is 1.82 meters tall and weighs 75 kg.
Yekimov rose to prominence in the mid-2000s. At the 2006 World Shooting Championships, he won the junior title in 25 metre pistol and finished second in 25 metre standard pistol. In 2007, he helped Russia win team gold and set a world record in the 10 metre air pistol event at the European Championships (open class), then won the final to claim his first international senior title. He defended the European 10 metre air pistol gold in 2008 with a high qualification score of 591.
He made his Olympic debut in Beijing in 2008, finishing sixth in the air pistol event. He was called up to replace Sergei Alifirenko in the rapid-fire pistol event after Alifirenko withdrew. Although rapid fire was not his specialty, Yekimov had already won a national title in the event and posted a strong Olympic qualification score of 586 in Munich, just five points behind the world record.
Beyond the Olympics, Yekimov has competed in other European, world, and military competitions, including events in Osijek (2013 and 2021) and the Military World Games in Wuhan (2019).
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