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US shooter, Glenn Eller, wins gold and breaks Almaktoum's past Olympic record.
12 August 2008, 21:15
PWN375US shooter, Glenn Eller, wins gold and breaks Almaktoum's past Olympic record.
The United States' Glenn Eller won the gold medal in double trap Tuesday, setting two Olympic records and claiming the second medal so far for the U.S. shooting team at the Beijing Olympics. Eller began his day strong, setting a new Olympic record in qualifying for the final with a 145, and continuing his dominance through the final with a total score of 190, also a new Olympic record. Eller, 26, of Katy, Texas, is a three-time Olympian. This is his first Olympic medal. A member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, he finished 12th at the Sydney Games and 17th in Athens. The previous Olympic record of 144 was set by Ahmed Almaktoum of the United Arab Emirates at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Almaktoum and Russell Mark of Australia (Atlanta 1996) were the previous final score record holders with 189.
13 August 2008, 19:14
RustyWe got to interview him via satellite Tuesday Morning. He lives just down the road from Houston in Katy. Hope to get to meet him in person when he gets home. USA!
Rusty
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14 August 2008, 04:31
GatogordoCongratulations on a great win. Was any of this on TV, if so I missed it? Drat.
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14 August 2008, 20:17
beretta96I haven't seen any Olympic shooting on TV, even on the FTA's.
I don't think any network wants to advertise guns in a positive manner. Goes against the lobbyists funding!
15 August 2008, 21:25
tendramsAnd also a very sincere congratulations to Ahmed al Maktoum and his very strong showing!
Best,
tendrams
16 August 2008, 00:24
PWN375
Clean-cut good old Texas boy showed them how to break them. Congratulations trooper!!! Don should post this champion's photo at the top of this forum.
Perry
16 August 2008, 04:48
RustyF A Skippy!
Rusty
We Band of Brothers!
DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member
"I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends."
----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836
"I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841
"for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.”
13 September 2008, 06:22
BuliwyfWhat equipment did Glenn use?
05 October 2008, 06:38
BuliwyfWinchester AA's and Perazzi.