Edward Etzel
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| Full name | Edward Frederick Etzel, Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 6, 1952 (age 71) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Edward Frederick "Ed" Etzel, Jr. (born December 6, 1952) is a sports shooter and Olympic Champion for the United States. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1]
Etzel was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He competed for the U.S. Army team. As of 2016, he is a professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology at West Virginia University.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ed Etzel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ "The Olympian struggle: How do Olympic athletes pay the electric bill?". salon.com. August 10, 2016.
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