Ivan Pavlovich Gorelikov (Russian: Иван Павлович Гореликов; 27 October 1907 — 6 November 1975) was one of the best Soviet snipers during World War II, who killed over 300 Nazis.

[1][2] Drafted into the Red Army in August 1941, he was assigned to the 29th Guards Rifle Regiment as a private, but soon got a promotion to junior lieutenant after he showed his skill as a sniper.

He quickly became one the best snipers in his division, killing 264 enemy soldiers by 7 November 1942.

In January 1943 he was awarded a special personal rifle from general Pavel Belov.

Soviet writer Ilya Erenburg personally wrote him a letter praising his combat feats and thanking him for his contributions to the fight against the Nazi invaders.