Sergey Richter: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Israeli sport shooter (born 1989)}}

| caption = Sergey Richter in 2012

| nickname = ''Serjo''<ref name="baku2015.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.baku2015.com/athletes/athlete=richter-sergey-1002965/index.html?intcmp=athletes-hub|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624181259/http://www.baku2015.com/athletes/athlete=richter-sergey-1002965/index.html?intcmp=athletes-hub|url-status=usurped|archive-date=24 June 2015|title=Baku 2015 1St European Games – Athletes – RICHTER Sergey|work=Baku 2015}}</ref>

| nationality = Israeli

| height = 5' 11"1.80m<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2020/athletes/_/athlete/29280|title=Summer Olympics Bio - Sergey Richter|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

| weight = 183 lb83kg<ref name="auto"/>

| coach = [[Guy Starik]] and Evgeny[[Yevgeni AleynikovAleinikov]]

'''Sergey Richter''' ({{lang-he|סרגיי ריכטר}}; {{lang-ruuk|Серге́йСергій РихтерРіхтер}}; born 23 April 1989) is a Ukrainian-born [[Israel]]ian Olympic [[sport shooter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.echbrescia2011.it/themes/pdf/entry_event.pdf|title=European Championship 10m; Brescia, Italy, 1.3.2011 – 7.3.2011|publisher=echbrescia2011.it|date=2 March 2011|accessdate=14 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425162951/http://www.echbrescia2011.it/themes/pdf/entry_event.pdf|archive-date=25 April 2012}}</ref> Born in Ukraine, he represents Israel internationally.

He shares the junior world record in the [[10 metre air rifle]], and was the [[2009 ISSF World Cup]] champion. He competed on behalf of [[Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] in London, for [[Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio de Janeiro, and for [[Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo. He won the [[gold medal]]s in the 2013 European Championship and the 2022 European Championship, and was named European Champion at 10m. He won a [[bronze medal]] at the [[2015 European Games]] for [[Israel at the 2015 European Games|Israel]], and the gold medal at the [[2019 European Games]] for [[Israel at the 2019 European Games|Israel]] in the [[Shooting at the 2019 European Games|Men's 10m Air Rifle]]. He is a nine-time Israeli air rifle champion. Richter will representrepresented [[Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics]] at the [[National Shooting Center (France)|National Shooting Center]] in [[Châteauroux]] in [[Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|Men's 10 metre air rifle]], onand Julycame 28-29,in 202433rd.

==Early and personal life==

Richter was born in [[Kharkiv]] in the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]] of the [[Soviet Union]], immigrated with his family to [[Bat Yam]], Israel when he was a six-year-old boy in 1996, and nowhas liveslived in [[Rehovot]] and [[Kfar Saba]], Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sport1.maariv.co.il/other-industries/article/996515/|title=אחרי שש שנים: הקלע האולימפי סרגיי ריכטר חזר לישראל|date=25 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympediaolympicsil.orgco.il/athletes%d7%9c%d7%9c%d7%90-%d7%a7%d7%98%d7%92%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%94/%d7%a8%d7%90%d7%99%d7%95%d7%9f-%d7%94%d7%a9%d7%91%d7%95%d7%a2-%d7%a2%d7%9d-%d7%94%d7%a7%d7%9c%d7%a2-%d7%94%d7%90%d7%95%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%9e%d7%a4%d7%99-%d7%a1%d7%a8%d7%92%d7%99%d7%99-%d7%a8%d7%99/120671|title=Olympedia"ראיון השבוע": עם הקלע האולימפי סרגיי ריכטר – SergeyIsrael RichterOlympics}}</ref><ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/142805.html|title=הכירו את היורש של גיא סטריק - סרגיי ריכטר|date=20 August 2009|website=ONE - מספר אחת בספורט}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/120671|title= Sergey Richter|website=Olympedia }}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHISRM2304198901|title=ISSFSergey Richter|website= - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org|website=www.issf-sports.org}}</ref> He is Jewish and an Israeli citizen.<ref name="issf-sports1">{{cite web|url=http://www.issf-sports.org/shooters/shooter.ashx?personissfid=SHISRM2304198901 |title=Portrait of the shooter; Rikhter, Sergy – ISR|publisher=International Shooting Sport Federation |accessdate=14 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 November 2011 |archive-date=6 December 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031206060331/http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Richter attended Wizo High School, in Rehovot.<ref name="baku2015.com"/> When his parents were young, his mother, Svetlana, was a figure skater and his father, Alexander, was a wrestler.<ref name="auto5"/><ref name="auto4"/> In 2011, his father developed [[colon cancer]].<ref name="auto7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicsil.co.il/%d7%9c%d7%9c%d7%90-%d7%a7%d7%98%d7%92%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%94/%d7%94%d7%a8%d7%92%d7%a2-%d7%a9%d7%a9%d7%99%d7%a0%d7%94-%d7%90%d7%aa-%d7%97%d7%99%d7%99-%d7%a2%d7%9d-%d7%94%d7%a7%d7%9c%d7%a2-%d7%94%d7%90%d7%95%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%9e%d7%a4%d7%99-%d7%a1%d7%a8%d7%92/|title="הרגע ששינה את חיי" עם הקלע האולימפי סרגיי ריכטר – Israel Olympics}}</ref> He said: "It was terrible. It is impossible to describe in words how difficult it is to deal with when it is at your home... In my conversations with him, he asked me not to stop and continue in the sport, but it was very difficult for me."<ref name="auto7"/> He is married to Natalie whom he married after the Rio Olympic Games, and he and his wife have twin girls.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto7"/>

HeRichter began shooting in 2002, at 13 years of age, as part of a [[Gadna (Israel)|Gadna]] ([[Israel Defense Forces]] youth corps) program.<ref name="issf-sports1"/><ref name="haaretz1">{{cite news|last=Talshir |first=Uri |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/aiming-high-1.367351 |title=Aiming high; In Germany, Sergei Richter is an Israeli hero. In Israel, he's a Ukrainian nobody - despite clinching the first ticket to London 2012.|work=Haaretz |date=23 October 2011 |accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref> He then trained with [[Hapoel]] Rehovot.<ref name="haaretz1"/>

Richter trains at the [[Herzliya]] firing range, and is now a member of [[Maccabi (sports)|Maccabi]] [[Ra'anana]].<ref name="issf-sports1"/><ref name="haaretz1"/> He is right-handed, and his "[[master eye]]" is his right eye.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.issf-shooting.org/pages/resulttargets.ashx?reskey=53484953524d323330343139383930313b3b313137363b415236303b313b513b493b313b323b30 |title=ISSF |publisher=International Shooting Sport Federation |date=26 March 2011 |accessdate=15 November 2011 }}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He is coached by Israeli three-time Olympian [[Guy Starik]] and Evgeny[[Yevgeni AleynikovAleinikov]].<ref name="issf-sports1"/><ref name="haaretz1"/><ref name="baku2015.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/2013-03-27/ty-article/.premium/olympics-in-sergey-richters-sights/0000017f-dc12-db22-a17f-fcb378500000|title=Shooter Richter Sets Olympics in His Sights After Euro Triumph; 'It's something I have been waiting for since I started competing,' Richter tells Haaretz.|date=May 27, 2013 |work= Haaretz|author=Neria Jerafi}}</ref> His club is Maccabi Ra'anana Shooting Club.<ref name="baku2015.com"/>

Richter won a [[gold medal]] at 20 years of age at the [[10 metre air rifle]] men's final of the [[2009 ISSF World Cup]] in [[Munich]], Germany.<ref name="shooting1">{{cite news |url=http://www.shooting.by/events/2009/n_160509.html |title=Air Rifle Men – Rikhter brought Israel's flag on the podium |publisher=Shooting.by |date=16 May 2009 |author=Marco Dalla Dea |accessdate=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401013907/http://www.shooting.by/events/2009/n_160509.html |archive-date=1 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.cri.cn/6909/2009/05/17/1781s485262.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717043741/http://english.cri.cn/6909/2009/05/17/1781s485262.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2012 |title=Chinese Shooters Suffer Mini-Waterloo in Munich World Cup |publisher=English.cri.cn |date=17 May 2009 |accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.issf-sports.org/xmlresultpage.aspx?cshipid=922&resultkey=C10000_I_1605090830.1.AR60.0 |title=10m Air Rifle Men |publisher=Issf-sports.orgInternational |date=16Shooting MaySport 2009 |accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref> His qualification score of 599 points out of 600 was one point short of the world record, and tied the junior world record.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/sports/introducing-israels-olympians-sergey-richter]</ref><ref name="shooting1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archerfish.org/issf-world-cup-munich-medal-standings-records/ |title=ISSF World Cup Munich: medal standings and records. |publisher=Archerfish.orgFederation |date=2016 May 2009 |accessdate=1415 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523010939/http://archerfish.org/issf-world-cup-munich-medal-standings-records/ |archive-date=23 May 2009 }}{{Full citation needed|date=August 2014}}</ref> He won with 701.7 points.<ref name="shooting1"/> Richter said after the match: “This is exciting, I did not expect to finish on the highest step of the podium. This is my fourth time in an international competition!”<ref name="shooting1"/> In the 2006 10m Air Rifle Men Junior World Championships in [[Zagreb]], Croatia, he came in 4th, with a score of 591.<ref name="auto1"/> He was signed to the German shooting team Kolber that same year.<ref name="haaretz1"/>

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HeIn competedFebruary in2010, Richter won the Septembergold 2011medal ISSFin Worldthe CupIWK finalAir inGun thecompetition men's 10 metre air rifle match in Munich, Germany.<ref>{{cite newsweb|url=http://www.shooting-uaarcherfish.comorg/arhiv_sorevnovaniy/Arhiv/2011/World_Startiwk-2011/Final_ISSF_Wroclawmunich-rifle-2011pistol-season-starts/VP6.pdf |title=ISSFIWK Worldin CupMunich Final;– 10m AirThe Rifle Men;and Pistol season starts from Wroclawhere |publisher=Archerfish.org |date=226 SeptemberFebruary 20112010 |accessdate=1415 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204130709/http://archerfish.org/iwk-munich-rifle-pistol-season-starts/ |archive-date=4 February 2011 }}{{Full citation needed|date=August 2014}}</ref> He receivedIn aJune two-point2010, deductionhe forcame beingin latefourth toin the men's 10 metre air rifle final, whichat movedthe him2010 down[[International fromShooting secondSport andFederation]] a(ISSF) World Cup in [[silverBelgrade]], Serbia, missing the [[bronze medal]], toby seventhone-tenth placeof a point.<ref name="issf-sports2">{{cite webnews|author=MDD |url=http://www.issf-sports.org/news.ashx?newsid=15631261 |title=Zhu set a new 10m Air Rifle Men final– worldCampriani claimed recordGold |publisher=Issf-sports.orgInternational Shooting Sport Federation |date=2228 SeptemberJune 20112010|accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref> He wonIn a silver medal at theJune 2011 [[Changwon]], Southhe Korea,was Worldranked Cup,fifth with 597 points, becomingin the firstworld Israeli athlete to qualify forby the London OlympicsISSF.<ref name="issf-sports1"/><ref name="haaretz1"/>

Richter competed on behalf of [[Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] in London in men's 10 metre air rifle, having qualified by earning a [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification|quota place]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lancman |first=Rory |url=http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=229729 |title=Israeli swimmers earn a spot at 2012 Summer Olympics |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=17 July 2011 |accessdate=14 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usashooting.org/news/2011/4/9/120-issf-world-cup-changwon-day-1 |title=ISSF World Cup Changwon: Day 1 |publisher=USA Shooting |date=9 April 2011 |accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref> He missed the finals by one point, coming in 9th out of 30 competitors, with 8 shooters making it into the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/07/30/israeli-swimmer-sets-national-record-at-olympics/|title=Israeli Swimmer Sets National Record at Olympics|work=The Algemeiner|date=July 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/oly-shoo-shm10r-idUSL6E8IU7XY20120730|title=Olympics-Men's shooting 10m air rifle qualification results|work=Reuters|date=30 July 2012}}</ref> After the Olympics, he planned to complete his military service, and to study [[graphic design]].<ref name="haaretz1"/>

In March 2013, heRichter won a gold medal in the European Championship in [[Odense, Denmark]], and was named European Champion at 10 m.<ref name="timesofisrael.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-marksman-snags-silver-medal/|title=Israeli marksman snags silver medal|author=Aaron Kallman|date=4 April 2013|work=The Times of Israel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-sharpshooter-wins-gold-in-europe/|title=Israeli sharpshooter wins gold in Europe|work=The Times of Israel|date=1 March 2013}}</ref> In April 2013, he won a silver medal at a 2013 World Cup tournament in [[Changwon]], South Korea, in 10m Air Rifle.<ref name="timesofisrael.com"/><ref name="issf-sports.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.issf-sports.org/shooters/shooter.ashx?personissfid=SHISRM2304198901|title=ISSF – |work=International Shooting Sport Federation|work=issf-sports.org}}</ref> In 2013 and 2014 he also won bronze medals at World Cup tournaments in [[Fort Benning]], Georgia.<ref name="issf-sports.org"/>

On 16 June 2015, he took the bronze medal at the [[2015 European Games]] in [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]], for [[Israel at the 2015 European Games|Israel]] in the [[Shooting at the 2015 European Games|Men's 10m Air Rifle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eng.belta.by/all_news/sport/Second-gold-for-Belarus-at-Baku-2015-European-Games_i_82534.html|title=Second gold for Belarus at Baku 2015 European Games|work=belta.by|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617171934/http://eng.belta.by/all_news/sport/Second-gold-for-Belarus-at-Baku-2015-European-Games_i_82534.html|archive-date=17 June 2015|date=16 June 2015}}</ref>

At the 2016 Baku World Cup, heRichter won a bronze medal in 10m Air Rifle individual.<ref name="auto1"/>

HeRichter competed for [[Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio de Janeiro. He came in 14th out of 30 competitors in the [[Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|Men's 10-meter air rifle competition]] with a score of 623.28 points, and coming in 15th out of 30 competitors with a score of 622.6 in the [[Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone|Men's 50m rifle prone competition]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-shooting-men-results-idUSISS836319|title=Shooting-Men's 50m rifle prone qualification results|date=April &#124;12, 2016|publisher= Reuters}}</ref><ref>Allon Sinai (August 8, 2016). [http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Israeli-judoka-Sagi-Muki-one-win-away-from-Olympic-medal-463567 "Israeli judoka Sagi Muki one win away from Olympic medal"], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref>

On 24 June 2019, heRichter took the [[gold medal]] at the [[2019 European Games]] in [[Minsk]], Belarus, for [[Israel at the 2019 European Games|Israel]] in the [[Shooting at the 2019 European Games|Men's 10m Air Rifle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/live/detail/european-games-2019-minsk-day-4-live-blog-and-video-streams/|title=European Games 2019 Day 4: As it happened|publisher=olympicchannel.com}}</ref>

At the 2020 European Championship in [[Wroclaw]], Poland, heRichter won a bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle individual.<ref name="auto1"/>

HeRichter competed for [[Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] in July 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Richter finished 27th out of 47 competitors in the [[Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|Men's 10 metre air rifle]] with a score of 624.5.<ref name="auto1"/>

At the 2021 European Championship in [[Osijek]], Croatia, heRichter won a silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle individual.<ref name="auto1"/> As of July 2021, he was ranked 8th in the world by the [[International Shooting Sport Federation]] (ISSF).<ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurolympic.org/road-to-tokyo-israels-richter-has-olympic-podium-in-crosshairs/]|title=ROAD TO TOKYO – ISRAEL'S RICHTER HAS OLYMPIC PODIUM IN CROSSHAIRS|date=6 July 2021|publisher=eurolympic.org/}}</ref>

At a World Cup in Rio de Janeiro in 2022, heRichter won a silver medal in 10m Air Rifle Men.<ref name="auto1"/> At the 2022 Changwon World Cup, he won a bronze medal in 10m Air Rifle individual and a bronze medal in Mixed Team.<ref name="auto1"/> At the 2022 [[Granada]] Grand Prix, he won the gold medal in 10m Air Rifle individual.<ref name="auto1"/> In the 2022 European Championships 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team, he won the gold medal in [[Hamar]], Norway, while coming in fourth in the individual.<ref name="auto1"/>

===2023–present2023; Withdrawal from Indonesia competition===

In 2023, Richter withdrew from an international competition in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]], after the ISSF refused to allow him to compete with any symbols representing [[Israel]].<ref name="alg-1">{{Cite web |last=Ghermezian |first=Shiryn |date=1 February 2023 |title=Israeli Olympic Shooter Pulls Out of World Cup After Being Told He Cannot Compete With Israeli Symbols |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/02/01/israeli-olympic-shooter-pulls-out-of-world-cup-after-being-told-he-cannot-compete-with-israeli-symbols/ |access-date=1 February 2023 |website=The Algemeiner}}</ref><ref name="allfr-1">{{Cite web | last=Douillet |first=Claudine |date=1 February 2023 | title=Le tireur olympique israélien,Sergey Richter, se retire de la compétition de la Coupe du monde |trans-title=Israeli Olympic shooter Sergey Richter withdraws from World Cup competition |url=https://www1.alliancefr.com/actualites/le-tireur-olympique-israeliensergey-richter-se-retire-de-la-competition-de-coupe-du-monde-6110346 |access-date=1 February 2023 |website=alliancefr.com |language=fr}}</ref> His rifle is engraved with the [[Israeli flag]] and the letters ISR.<ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kan.org.il/content/kan-news/culture/215308/|date=January 26, 2023|title=סרגי ריכטר: "מאכזב, לא אכסה את זהותי"|first=ליאן|last=וילדאו|website=כאן &#124; תאגיד השידור הישראלי}}</ref> The Israeli Shooting Association told the Indonesian organizers: "Either we participate with a flag, or all the other countries participate without a flag just like us."<ref name="auto6"/> In order to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, athletes are required to compete in a series of four World Cup meets, of which Jakarta was the first in this cycle. Reportedly, World Cup organizers informed Richter and the Israeli federation they would only allow him to participate with his weapon if he competes with identification symbols of the ISSF or the flag of the International Olympic Committee. Richter rebuffed the ISSF and chose not to compete in the World Cup, in part stating:

<blockquote>I will never accept to participate in a competition without the [IOC Country Code] ISR on my competition suit, on my personal rifle and on the results screen…I start the most important year on the way to Paris, when my opponents take a professional advantage over me due to political problems. If the Olympic movement, which advocates the existence of sports without distinctions of nationality, religion, race and sex, does not support its ideology, then what is its value? I don't understand how the state is allowed to organize some sort of competition with a national identity restriction. If there was a competition in Israel, and we boycotted some country - oh my - all the athletes would stand up and go out in a protest.<ref name="allfr-1"/><ref name="auto6"/></blockquote>

At the world championships in 2023 in Baku, heRichter came in 4th in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team, and 17th in the 10m Air Rifle Men.<ref name="auto1"/> At the 2023 European Championship in [[TalinnTallinn]], Estonia, Richter won a silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team, and came in 4th in the individual.<ref name="auto1"/> At the 2023 Rio de Janeiro World Cup, he won a bronze medal in 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team.<ref name="auto1"/> At the 2023 Cairo World Cup, he came in 4th in 10m Air Rifle individual.<ref name="auto1"/>

Richter will represent represented [[Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics]] at the [[National Shooting Center (France)|National Shooting Center]] in [[Châteauroux]] in [[Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|Men's 10 metre air rifle]]. onHe Julyranked 2813th in the Olympic rankings prior to the competition.<ref name="auto3"/> He came in 33rd with a score of 626.4.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/israel-29news/sports/article-812276 "Israeli Olympic stars rounding into form in Paris,"] 2024''The Jerusalem Post''.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/ogqualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx|title=ISSFOlympic -Qualification Tracker|website=International Shooting Sport Federation|access-date=20 June 2024|websitearchive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628174326/https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/ogqualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/sport/article/hj609dfhr|title=סרגיי ריכטר השיג את הקריטריון האולימפי וייצג את ישראל בפריז|first=סתיו|last=איפרגן|date=14 June 2024|work=Ynet}}</ref>