Tanyu Kiryakov (; born 2 March 1963) is a Bulgarian pistol shooter. He became the first shooter to have won Olympic gold medals in both the 50 metre pistol event (2000 Sydney Olympics) and the 10 metre air pistol event (1988 Seoul Olympics), in which he was also the first Olympic champion. He is also the only Bulgarian to have won two gold medals at the Summer Olympics. He is considered to be one of the all-time best and his versatile skills and continued excellence have won him numerous fans. He was born in Ruse in northeastern Bulgaria.
Olympic resultsEvent19881992199620002004200850 metre pistol4th566+908th567+51 DNF20th556 Gold570+96.07th562+92.36th562+94.810 metre air pistol Gold585+102.97th583+96.7 Bronze584+99.88th581+95.84th583+100.49th580
External links Kiryakov's profile at ISSF NEWS