Dmitry Monakov

{{short description|Soviet sport shooter}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport|Men's shooting}} {{MedalCountry|{{URS}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold|1988 Seoul|Trap}} {{MedalCompetition|ISSF World Shooting Championships}} {{MedalGold|1987 Valencia|Trap}} {{MedalSilver|1987 Valencia|Team}} {{MedalCountry|{{UKR}} }} {{MedalCompetition|ISSF World Shooting Championships}} {{MedalGold|1994 Milan|Trap}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''Dmitry Vitalyevich Monakov''' (Ukrainian: ''Дмитро Віталійович Монаков'', Russian: ''Дмитрий Витальевич Монаков'', 17 February 1963 in Kiev, Soviet Union – 21 November 2007 in Kyiv, Ukraine) was a Soviet and Ukrainian shooter. He was an Olympic champion in 1988 in trap shooting.

Monakov won the Olympic (1988), World (1987, 1994) and European (1988) championships. He participated in the 1996 Olympics on the Ukrainian team but didn't win any medal. Afterwards, he was a coach of the national team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportclub-isd.com/index.php?show=news&newsid=10025 |script-title=ru:Прощание с олимпийским чемпионом Сеула |trans-title=Farewell to the Seoulian Olympic champion |publisher=ISD Sports Club |date=22 November 2007 |accessdate=3 January 2009 |archivedate=16 July 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716121152/http://www.sportclub-isd.com/index.php?show=news&newsid=10025 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

Monakov died on 21 November 2007 from a thrombus problem.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kiyany.obozrevatel.com/news/2007/11/23/39110.htm|script-title=ru:В Киеве скоропостижно скончался олимпийский чемпион|trans-title=The Olympic champion died suddenly in Kyiv|language=ru|date=23 November 2007|accessdate=3 January 2009}}</ref>

He was buried at Berkovtsi cemetery.

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==References== * {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/dmytro-monakov-1.html |title=Dmytro Monakov |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211084706/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/dmytro-monakov-1.html |archivedate=2012-02-11 }}

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