Walton Eller
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 Walton Eller |
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Competitor for the  United States |
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| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Double trap |
Walton "Glenn" Eller (born January 6, 1982, in Houston, Texas) is an American trap shooter and three-time U.S. Olympic athlete (2000, 2004, 2008). 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.[1][2]
In 1996, Glenn 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.[3]
Additionally, Glenn Eller is a Specialist in the United States Army. He is part of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia.[3]
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[edit] Olympic results
| Event | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
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| Double trap | 12th 133 |
17th 127 |
 Gold145+45 |
[edit] Records
| Current world records held in double trap | ||||||
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| Men | Teams | 430 |  Italy (D'Aniello, Di Spigno, Franzoni) United States (Eller, Holguin, Richmond) |
September 3, 2007 August 13, 2009 |
Nicosia (CYP) Maribor (SLO) |
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[edit] References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Walton (Glenn) Eller". USA Shooting. http://www.usashooting.org/athlete.php?id=29. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
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