| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Eduard (Eddy) Papirov |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Born | March 3, 1964 USSR |
| Height | 5-7.5 (172 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  |
| Sport | Sport shooting |
| Event(s) |
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| Coached by | Yair Davidovich |
Eduard Papirov (Eduard Papirov; born March 3, 1964) is an Israeli former Olympic sport shooter. [1] [2] [3]
He was born in USSR, and is Jewish, emigrated with parents at age 13 to Israel in 1977. [4] When he competed in the Olympics he was 5 ft-7.5 in (172 cm) tall, and weighed 161 lbs (73 kg). [1]
He competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul at the age of 24. [1] He competed in Shooting--Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, and came in tied for 21st. [1] He competed as well in Shooting--Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, and came in tied for 24th. [1] He competed also in Shooting--Men's Air Rifle, 10 metres, and came in tied for 34th. [1]
At the European Shooting Championships, he finished 38th in the 50-meter free rifle event, with 590 points, [4] in the '80s and '90s was more than 15 times Israeli champion in 60 shots prone and 3×40 (tree positions) Olympic events.
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