Glenn Eller | |
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 Eller in 2008 | |
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January 6, 1982 (age 43) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Walton Glenn Eller III[1] (born January 6, 1982) is an American trap shooter and five-time U.S. Olympic athlete (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in men's double trap setting both an Olympic Record and a Final Olympic Record.[2][3]
Eller was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Clara Anne (née Rackley) and Walton Glenn Eller, Jr.[4] In 1996, Eller was the first American to win the British Open Sporting Clay junior title. In 1994, he was the U.S. National Sporting Clay subjunior champion.[5]
Additionally, Glenn Eller is a Sergeant First Class in the United States Army. He is part of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia.[5]
Olympic results[]
Eller at the 2008 Summer Olympics double trap finals.
| Event | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double trap | 12th 133 |
17th 127 |
 Gold145+45 |
22nd 126 |
14th 131 |
References[]
- ↑ http://www.army.mil/olympics/2008/bios/eller.html
- ↑ "Results Men's Double Trap Qualification & Shoot-Off". Beijing 2008 Official Website. 2008-08-12. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SH/C74I/SHM402101.shtml#SHM402101. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ↑ "Final Results Men's Double Trap Final". Beijing 2008 Official Website. 2008-08-12. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SH/C74I/SHM402101.shtml#SHM402101. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/olympics08/eller.htm
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Walton (Glenn) Eller". USA Shooting. http://www.usashooting.org/athlete.php?id=29. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
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