Aleksey Alipov

Born in Moscow, he was trained at the Russian Academy of Sport.

He participates for the Russian Army Sports Club, based in Moscow.

[citation needed] He competed at the 2000 Sydney Games where he finished ninth, but he achieved his ambition on 15 August 2004 at the Athens Olympics after a flawless final round in which he was on target with all 25 shots to finish with an overall score of 149 out of 150, beating Italy's Giovanni Pellielo into the silver medal position, while Australia's Adam Vella took bronze.

[citation needed] His hobbies include hunting and fishing, and he was in 2006 ranked eighth in the world in Trap by the International Shooting Sport Federation.

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