Dmitry Monakov
# Dmitry Monakov

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.

Monakov died on 21 November 2007 from a thrombus problem.

He was buried at Berkovtsi cemetery.

