Lev Weinstein

Lev Vainshtein
Personal information
Born(1916-03-12)12 March 1916
Yekaterinburg, Yekaterinburgsky Uyezd, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire
Died25 December 2004(2004-12-25) (aged 88)
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportShooting
Events
ClubDynamo St. Petersburg
Medal record
Olympic medal record
Men's Shooting
Representing the  Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki free rifle 300 metre rifle three positions
ISSF World Shooting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Caracas 25 m Center-Fire Pistol Team
Gold medal – first place 1954 Caracas 50 m Pistol Team
Gold medal – first place 1958 Moscow 50 m Pistol Team
Silver medal – second place 1958 Moscow 25 m Center-Fire Pistol Team

Lev Matveyevich Vainshtein (also "Vaynshteyn" and "Lew Weinstein"; 12 March 1916 – 25 December 2004) was a Soviet world champion and Olympic bronze medalist in shooting.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Uri Miller (1998). Jews in Sport in the USSR. Yivoencyclopedia.org. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Vainshtein, Lev". Jewsinsports.org. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Lev Vaynshteyn Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. 25 December 2004. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2011.