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USA Shooting is pleased to introduce the official 2012 Media Guide for the Tucson World Cup. Since participation in the first Olympic Games in 1896, American shooters have won over 100 medals. Though the events have changed over the years, the spirit of the Games remains. The title of the media guide is “Creating Legends on the Road to London” because American shooters have been so successful in the past and the future is equally lustrous. While there are many opportunities to shoot competitively in the United States, USA Shooting offers world-class athletes the opportunity to achieve Olympic and Paralympic dreams.

“To me, the concept of wearing the USA on my back in the Paralympic Games in 2012 means that I have found my way through the fear factor. I have found a new sense of self and I have not only leveled the playing field from Special Operations soldier to Paralympic athlete . . I have eclipsed all previous expectations of who I wanted to be and created a new pinnacle that exceeded all previous achievements and I did it without the use of my legs,” said 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team nominee Eric Hollen.

Hollen is not only a top-notch individual, but also a very talented and hard-working shooter. Holllen was awarded USA Shooting’s 2010 and 2011 Paralympic Athlete of the Year distinction, and most notably, he was recently nominated to the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team. The National Team, National Development Team, National Junior Team and National Junior Olympic Shotgun Team are replete with talented men and women of varied ages, interests and backgrounds; yet, just like Eric Hollen, they all share one goal . . . to win gold. This goal will hopefully come to fruition in July of 2012. The 2012 Olympic Games will be contested in London, England. This year brings intense competition and action as spots on the U.S. Olympic Team will be awarded to top competitors at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Airgun, Shotgun and Smallbore. Additionally, USA Shooting Team athletes have had the opportunity to earn points toward an Olympic berth since 2010. The following athletes reached a set point threshold in order to earn a nomination to the 2012 Team:Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.), Josh Richmond (Hillsgrove, Pa.), Jamie Gray (Lebanon, Pa.), Matt Emmons (Browns Mills, N.J.) and Eric Uptagrafft(Phenix City, Ala.). Paralympians Eric Hollen (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Josh Olson (Spokane, Wash.) have also satisified selection procedures to earn nominations to the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team. The 2012 Olympic Team will be announced in mid-June 2012. There is a brief reference guide of the selection procedures and explanation of Olympic quota slots enclosed for a quick reference. To follow the USA Shooting Team on their quest for gold, log on to the website at www.usashooting.org or check for updates via Facebook and Twitter (@USAShooting). Kindly direct all media inquiries to Director of Media & Public Relations, Kevin Neuendorf, at [email protected] or 719.866.4605. World-Class Field to Participate in Tucson World Cup Including 30 of Sport's Elite Shotgun Competitors

Final registration numbers have been received and USA Shooting (USAS) is expecting 250-plus shotgun competitors to participate at the upcoming 2012 International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup, March 23-31 in Tucson, Ariz. With many highly-ranked shooters set to descend upon the Arizona desert, including shooters from 42 countries and a strong U.S. squad, the action will be intense as the ISSF kicks off its 2012 World Cup season.

The Tucson Trap & Skeet Club, an official USAS Certified Training Center, will stage the event that will serve as one of two final World Cup stops contested prior to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Shooters will compete in the three different international shotgun events of trap, double trap and skeet.

Among the 250-plus competitors expected, 30 athletes rank within the ISSF top-10 in their respective disciplines.

Competition in Women's Trap, featuring Olympic bronze medalist Corey Cogdell (Eagle River, Alaska), will be fierce with seven of the ISSF top-10 and five of the top-six finishers from the 2011 World Championships set to participate.

In Men's Skeet, reigning Olympic gold medalist Sergeant Vincent Hancock (USAMU/Eatonton, Ga.) will look to re- establish world dominance against a top-notch field featuring seven of the ISSF top-10 and all four top finishers from the 2011 World Championships.

In Men's Double Trap, 2008 Olympic gold medalist and current World No.5 Sergeant Glenn Eller (USAMU/Katy, Texas) is aiming to start his year with a World Cup win but will have to hold off a strong contingent of double trap shooters including seven of the ISSF top-10. Eller's Olympic teammate Sergeant Jeff Holguin (USAMU/Yorba Linda, Calif.), a fourth-place finisher in Beijing, is also set to participate as is 2012 U.S. Olympic Team nominee Staff Sergeant Josh Richmond (USAMU/Hillsgrove, Pa.). Also representing the USA will be current Junior World Champion Billy Crawford (Johnstown, Ohio).

U.S. competitors in Men's Trap feature Collin Wietfeldt (Hemlock, Mich.), Jake Turner (Richland, Wash.), Dustin Anderson (Woodstock, Ga.) and Ryan Hadden (Pendleton, Ore.). The USA Shooting Team does not have a quota in Men's Trap and will be unable to send a representative to London. However, the field of athletes for Tucson is ripe with talent including six of the ISSF top-10.

In Women's Skeet, the U.S. Team is fully armed with Olympic and World Championships medalists ready to defend their home turf. Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.) begins her quest for Olympic history in Tucson as the World No.1 ranked skeet shooter. The four-time Olympic medalist has the opportunity to become the first U.S. athlete to win five individual medals in five Olympic Games if she accomplishes the feat yet again in London. Rhode will be joined by Junior World Championships bronze medalist Morgan Craft (Hughesville, Pa.) and fourth-place finisher Brandy Drozd (Bryan, Texas), who also finished second to Rhode at the USA Shooting National Championships.

Highlighting the world-class field of shooters are the following:

• Australia's Michael Diamond and Russell Mark who have a combined four Olympic and 13 World Championship medals between them in trap and Men's Double Trap • Canadian shooter Susan Nattrass, a six-time Olympian and 14- time World Champs medalist in Women's Trap • Frenchman Stephane Clamens, 2011 World Championships bronze medalist in Men's Trap • German Andreas Loew, a 2011 World Championships silver medalist in Men's Double Trap • Great Britian's Richard Faulds, a 2000 Olympic gold medalist and four-time Olympian in Men's Double Trap • Italy's Daniele Di Spigno, a four-time World Champion in Men's Double Trap • Kuwait's Abdullah Alrashidi, a 2011 World Championships bronze medalist in Men's Skeet • Norway's Tore Brovold, a three-time World Championships medalist and current World No. 1 in Men's Skeet • Slovakia's Danka Bartekova, a five-time World Championships medalist in Women's Skeet and Zuzana Stefecekova, the 2008 Olympic silver medalist and World No. 2 in Women's Trap • Spain's Juan Jose Aramburu, the current World Champion in Men's Skeet • Russia’s Alexey Alipov, a two-time Olympic medalist in Men’s Trap, Svetlana Demina, a 2000 Olympic silver medalist and Four-time Olympic medalistKim Rhode looks to make history eight-time World Championships medalist in Women’s Skeet, in London with five individual medals in five consecutive and Elena Tkach, a 2011 World Championships bronze medalist Olympic Games. in Women’s Trap

Tucson Trap & Skeet Club The Tucson Trap and Skeet Club is a 501c3 non-profit organization located at 7800 W. Old Ajo Highway. It has served southern Arizona's shooting sportsman since its original incorporation in 1948 and is also one of the oldest and largest clubs in the nation. The Tucson Trap & Skeet Club has been in its present location, west of historic Tucson, since early 1976 when construction on the 80-acre site was completed. In 2009, the club was named a shotgun Regional Training Center by USA Shooting, which designates it as an area with exceptional facilities, coaches, and competition opportunities. For more information about The Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, please visit their website www. tucsontrapandskeet.com or contact Laura Gormley at 520 883-6426.

For USA Shooting media inquiries, please contact Kevin Neuendorf, Director of Media and Public Relations, at 719-866- 4605 or by e-mail at [email protected].

USA Shooting Team Ready to Defend Home-Field Advantage

Twenty-three of USA Shooting’s elite shotgun competitors will try to defend their home-field advantage beginning Sunday, March 25, when action in the 2012 International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup gets underway in Tucson, Ariz.

USA Shooting (USAS) is expecting more than 250 competitors to participate in the weeklong event. With many highly- ranked shooters set to descend upon the Arizona desert, including shooters from 42 countries and a strong U.S. squad, the action will be intense as the ISSF kicks off its 2012 World Cup season.

The Tucson Trap & Skeet Club, an official USAS Certified Training Center, will stage the event that will serve as one of three final World Cup stops contested prior to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Shooters will compete in the three different international shotgun events of trap, double trap and skeet.

Among the 250-plus competitors expected, 30 athletes rank within the ISSF top-10 in their respective disciplines. For a view at the top international athletes expected to compete, click here.

Leading the U.S. Team into competition will be Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.) as she begins her quest for Olympic history. The four-time Olympic medalist has the opportunity to become the first U.S. athlete to win five individual medals in five Olympic Games if she accomplishes the feat yet again in London. She’ll be shooting her main event (skeet) and trying to earn a Minimum Qualifying Score (MQS) to make her Olympic eligible in women’s trap.

Four additional 2008 Olympians will also be a part of the USA Shooting Team represented in Tucson including gold medalists Sergeant Vincent Hancock (skeet/Eatonton, Ga.) and Sergeant Glenn Eller (double trap/Katy, Texas) of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) as well as Women’s Trap bronze medalist Corey Cogdell (Eagle River, Alaska). Sergeant Jeff Holguin (USAMU/Yorba Linda, Calif.), a fourth-place finisher in double trap, is also set to participate.

The U.S. team is also stocked with rising talent in all disciplines who are primed to make a run at Olympic contention. Standing tallest among them is Staff Sergeant Josh Richmond (USAMU/Hillsgrove, Pa.), a 2010 World Champion in Double Trap, who is already Olympic-eligible by virtue of his success in the event over the past two seasons. Also adding to the strength of the USA’s double trap contingent is the fast-rising Billy Crawford (Johnstown, Ohio), who is the current Junior World Champion and Derek Haldeman (USAMU/Sunbury, Ohio).

In Women’s Skeet, Rhode will be joined by Junior World Championships bronze medalist Morgan Craft(Hughesville, Pa.) and fourth-place finisher Brandy Drozd (Bryan, Texas), who also finished second to Rhode at the USA Shooting National Championships. Alexander Chiang (Redwood City, Calif.) and Caitlin Connor (Winnfield, La.) are also set to compete.

In Women’s Trap, Cogdell will shoot alongside Caitlin Barney Weinheimer (Kerrville, Texas), who has emerged on the USA Shooting scene and is leading the current Olympic selection in the event. Also competing will be Kayle Browning (Wooster, Ark.) and Kelsey Zauhar (Lakeville, Minn.).

In Men’s Skeet, Hancock will pair with Jon Michael McGrath (Tulsa, Okla.), a 2010 Junior World Champion and 2011 Sydney (Australia) World Cup winner. BJ Blanchard (Vidor, Texas), Frank Thompson (Alliance, Neb.) and Mark Weeks (Clinton Township, Mich.) will also be participating.

U.S. competitors in Men’s Trap feature Collin Wietfeldt(Hemlock, Mich.), Jake Turner (Richland, Wash.), Dustin Anderson (Woodstock, Ga.) and Staff Sergeant Ryan Hadden (Pendleton, Ore.). The USA Shooting Team does not have a quota in Men’s Trap and will be unable to send a representative to London. After the retirement of several veteran competitors including four-time Olympian and current USA Shooting National Team Head Coach Bret Erickson, this group is poised to start building for the future and already have the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in their sights.

“Our team is ready for the upcoming World Cup and anxious to get things started,” said Erickson. “We rarely get the opportunity to shoot competitively against world-level competition in our own country, so when we do, it creates a lot of energy and excitement among all the shooters. The Tucson Trap & Skeet Club has been gracious in their support of our efforts and we’re confident in the level at which they’ll perform. We hope to match that level as a team and defend our home- field advantage.”

USA Shooting Team Tucson World Cup

Men’s Trap (4) Women’s Skeet (5) Dustin Anderson (Woodstock, Ga.) Alexander Chiang (Redwood City, Calif.) Ryan Hadden (USAMU/Pendleton, Ore.) Brandy Drozd (Bryan, Texas) Jake Turner (Richland, Wash.) Caitlin Connor (Winnfield, La.) Collin Wietfeldt(Hemlock, Mich.) Morgan Craft(Hughesville, Pa.) Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.) Women’s Trap (5) Caitlin Barney Weinheimer (Kerrville, Texas) Men’s Double Trap (5) Kayle Browning (Wooster, Ark.) Billy Crawford (Johnstown, Ohio) Corey Cogdell (Eagle River, Alaska) Glenn Eller (USAMU/Katy, Texas) Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.) Derek Haldeman (USAMU/Sunbury, Ohio) Kelsey Zauhar (Lakeville, Minn.) Jeff Holguin (USAMU/Yorba Linda, Calif.) Josh Richmond (USAMU/Hillsgrove, Pa.) Men’s Skeet (5) BJ Blanchard (Vidor, Texas) Vincent Hancock (USAMU/Eatonton, Ga.) Jon Michael McGrath (Tulsa, Okla.) Frank Thompson (Alliance, Neb.) Mark Weeks (Clinton Township, Mich.) Men Top -10 World Rankings *As of 3/16/2012 from the ISSF

Athletes Competing in Tucson Indicated in Red Trap Men Rank ISSF # LAST/FIRST Federation Birth Year 1/1 1685 FABBRIZI Massimo ITA 1977 2/3 1211 KOSTELECKY David CZE 1975 3/2 1191 DIAMOND Michael AUS 1972 4/4 973 VIGANO Rodolfo ITA 1971 5/5 832 CLAMENS Stephane FRA 1971 6/6 619 ALIPOV Alexey RUS 1975 7/9 543 PELLIELO Giovanni ITA 1970 8/7 536 SERRANO Jesus ESP 1978 9/8 516 FERNANDEZ Alberto ESP 1983 10/11 427 WOJTASIEWICZ Jaromir POL 1984

Double Trap Men Rank ISSF # LAST/FIRST Federation Birth Year 1/1 1500 LI Jun CHN 1985 2/2 1257 HU Binyuan CHN 1977 3/3 1190 SODHI Ronjan IND 1979 4/4 1118 LOEW Andreas GER 1982 5/6 947 ELLER Walton USA 1982 6/5 937 FOKEEV Vitaly RUS 1974 7/7 772 WILSON Peter Robert Russell GBR 1986 8/8 768 CHETCUTI William MLT 1985 9/9 405 ALMAKTOUM Ahmed UAE 1963 10/11 369 DI SPIGNO Daniele ITA 1974 Skeet Men Rank ISSF # LAST/FIRST Federation Birth Year 1/1 1774 BROVOLD Tore NOR 1970 2/2 1746 ARAMBURU Juan Jose ESP 1981 3/3 874 ACHILLEOS Georgios CYP 1980 4/5 819 ALMAKTOUM Saeed UAE 1976 5/6 805 ALRASHIDI Abdullah KUW 1963 6/4 797 SHOMIN Valeriy RUS 1971 7/7 525 GOLDING Anders DEN 1984 8/8 479 MAVROMMATIS Nikolaos GRE 1980 9/9 435 BIN FUTTAIS Saif UAE 1973 10/10 427 RAMELLA Fabio SUI 1980 woMen Top -10 World Rankings *As of 3/16/2012 from the ISSF

Athletes Competing in Tucson Indicated in Red

Trap Women Rank ISSF # LAST/FIRST Federation Birth Year 1/1 1624 LIU Yingzi CHN 1971 2/2 1474 STEFECEKOVA Zuzana SVK 1984 3/3 1045 ROSSI Jessica ITA 1992 4/4 899 TKACH Elena RUS 1970 5/6 745 QUOOSS Katrin GER 1986 6/5 681 HEIDEN Rachael Lynn USA 1991 7/7 559 CHOWDHARY Shagun IND 1983 8/8 528 LIN Yi Chun TPE 1981 9/9 487 WU Cuicui CHN 1987 10/10 483 SKINNER Catherine AUS 1990

Skeet Women Rank ISSF # LAST/FIRST Federation Birth Year 1/1 1603 RHODE Kimberly USA 1979 2/2 1597 WENZEL Christine GER 1981 3/3 1397 WEI Ning CHN 1982 4/4 995 ZHANG Donglian CHN 1982 5/5 946 BARTEKOVA Danka SVK 1984 6/6 540 SPADA Katiuscia ITA 1981 7/7 524 JIEWCHALOEMMIT Sutiya THA 1986 8/9 495 ELEFTHERIOU Andri CYP 1984 9/8 469 ZHANG Shan CHN 1968 10/10 454 CAINERO Chiara ITA 1978 Olympic Games Selection Procedures

Attending the Olympic Games is not a guarantee for make the U.S. Olympic Team; since past results have shown any nation, as participation is limited for each sport. For that strong performances in international competitions shooting, only 390 shooters from around the world can (i.e., World Cups or World Championships) are a strong earn a spot to compete in the 15 Olympic events. indicator of success at the Olympic Games. This ‘spot’ is called a quota place. Athletes begin Only athletes who have attained the Minimum competing to earn these ‘quotas’ two years before an Qualifying Score (MQS) at an international competition for Olympic Games. During this time, quota places are each event they qualify for can be entered in one or more generally awarded to top finishers at International events in the Olympic Games. Over 100 USA Shooting Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cups or World or Team athletes have already attained a MQS for London. Continental Championships. The USA Shooting Team has five athletes who have When an American athlete wins a quota for his or her earned enough points to receive an automatic nomination country it guarantees the nation a place at the Olympic to Team USA: Kim Rhode (Women’s Skeet), Eric Uptagrafft Games, not an individual athlete. As a result, there is a (Men’s 50m Rifle Prone), Matt Emmons(Men’s 50m Three selection process athletes must participate in to qualify for Position Rifle), Jamie Gray (Women’s 50m Three Position a nomination to the U.S. Olympic Team. Rifle) and Josh Richmond (Men’s Double Trap). Each nation can earn a maximum of 28 quota places In February of 2012, the following six athletes earned for shooting in an Olympic Games; two in each event with nominations to the U.S. Olympic Team for airgun events: the exception of women’s trap and skeet where there is Matt Emmons(Men’s 10m Air Rifle), Jonathan Hall (Men’s only one. The USA Shooting Team athletes listed in the 10m Air Rifle), Jamie Gray (Women’s 10m Air Rifle), Sarah table have won 21 of those 28 possible places. Scherer (Women’s 10m Air Rifle), Daryl Szarenski (Men’s Selection criteria for the Olympic shooting team is 10m Air Pistol) and Jason Turner (Men’s 10m Air Pistol). based on a points system that allows athletes to earn a slot Follow the USA Shooting Team as they compete for on the U.S. Olympic Team by competing at winning levels the remaining spots on Team USA at the final U.S. Olympic in 2010 and 2011 at ISSF World Cups, World Championship Trials for Shotgun: May 17-20, at Tucson Trap and Skeet or intercontinental championships (i.e, Championship in Tucson, Ariz., and the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for of Americas or Pan American Games). This selection Smallbore: June 1-11, at the U.S. Army Marksmanship procedure was established as a Selection Process for the Unit’s ranges in Fort Benning, Ga. Olympic Games as a way to be certain the best competitors

Quota Place Winners (Number Won) Men’s 50m Rifle Prone (2) Men’s 50m Free Pistol (1) Matt Emmons & Eric Uptagrafft Jason Turner Men’s 10m Air Rifle (2) Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (2) Joe Hein & Jason Parker Keith Sanderson & Emil Milev Women’s 50m Three Position Rifle (2) Women’s 25m Pistol (1) Jamie Gray & Sandra Fong Sandra Uptagrafft Women’s 10m Air Rifle (2) Men’s Double Trap (1) Sarah Scherer & Emily Caruso Josh Richmond Men’s Skeet (2) Women’s Trap (1) Vincent Hancock & Frank Thompson Corey Cogdell Women’s Skeet (1) Kim Rhode Follow the USA Shooting Team in 2012

ISSF Shotgun World Cup (March 21-31, Tucson, Ariz.)

ISSF Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun World Cup London Test Event (April 17-30, London, England)

ISSF Shotgun World Cup (May 1-8, Lonato, Italy)

U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shotgun (May 17-20, Tucson, Ariz.)

ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup (May 13-21, Milan, Italy) USAS National Championships for Shotgun ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup (June 27-July 8, Colorado Springs) (May 20-27, Munich, Germany) 2012 Olympic Games USAS Rifle/Pistol National Champs (July 27-Aug. 6, London, England) (June 1-12, Fort Benning, Ga.) 2012 Paralympic games U.S. Olympic Team Trials Smallbore (Aug. 29-Sept. 12, London, England) (June 1-12, Fort Benning, Ga.) USAS Shotgun Fall Selection (Sept. 6-14, Tiller, Ark.)

USAS Winter Airgun Championship (Nov. 29-Dec. 2, Colorado Springs) OLYMPIC GAMES SHOOTING SCHEDULE LONDON, ENGLAND l JULY 27-AUGUST 6, 2012 www.london2012.com FRIDAY 7/27 Opening Ceremony FRIDAY 8/3 Finals 50m Rifle Prone Men Finals 25m Rapid Fire Pistol SATURDAY 7/28 Finals 10m Air Rifle Women Men Finals 10m Air Pistol Men SATURDAY 8/4 Finals 50m Rifle 3 Positions SUNDAY 7/29 Finals 10m Air Pistol Women Women Finals Skeet Women Finals Trap Women

MONDAY 7/30 Finals 10m Air Rifle Men SUNDAY 8/5 Finals 50m Pistol Men Skeet Men Day 1 Trap Men Day 1

TUESDAY 7/31 Finals Skeet Men MONDAY 8/6 Finals 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men WEDNESDAY 8/1 Finals 25m Pistol Women Finals Trap Men

THURSDAY 8/2 Finals Double Trap Men 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Stage 1 Catch all the shooting events online during the Games at www.nbcolympics.com.

Caitlin Connor Kim Rhode National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 07/16/1979 Hometown: El Monte, Calif. Event: Women’s Skeet

Competition Highlights • 2011 Pan American Games, Gold Medalist • 2011 National Championship, Gold Medalist • 2011 World Cup Beijing, Silver Medalist • 2011 World Cup Sydney, Gold Medalist • 2010 World Cup Final, Silver Medalist • 2010 World Championship, Gold Medalist • 2010 National Championship, Gold Medalist • 2010 World Cup Acapulco, Gold Medalist • 2010 World Cup Beijing, Gold Medalist • 2008 Olympian, Silver Medalist • 2007 Pan American Games Silver Medalist (Skeet) • 2007 National Championship, Gold Medalist (Skeet) • 2004 Olympian, Gold (Double Trap), 5th Place (Skeet) • 2004 National Championship, Gold Medalist (Double Trap) • 2003 Pan American Games, Gold Medalist (Double Trap) • 2000 Olympian, Bronze Medalist (Double Trap) • 1996 Olympian, Gold Medalist (Double Trap) *Entries removed in the interest of space

Personal Kim got her competitive start in American Skeet at the age of 10. After winning the World Championship at age 13, she became captain of the All-American Team. This opened the door to the Olympic style of International Double Trap and International Skeet. She has captured 13 National Championship gold medals since making the National Team in 1995. Kim’s career also includes 26 medals in international competitions including four Olympic medals. Taking time off after her success in the 2004 Olympic Games, Rhode returned in 2006 with a new focus: the Women’s Skeet event. Women’s Double Trap was removed from the Olympic Games following the 2004 Games in Athens. Rhode successfully pocketed a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in Women’s Skeet. She is a member of the Safari Club International and an honorary lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. Kim keeps busy with training, public speaking, shooting demonstrations, skiing and hunting, and is an avid builder and restorer of antique and muscle cars. She also collects 1800’s and 1900’s first edition children’s books, her favorite being The Wizard of Oz series. Brandy Drozd National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 02/01/1994 Hometown: Bryan, Texas Event: Women’s Skeet

Competition Highlights • 2011 National Championship, Silver Medalist • 2011 National Junior Olympic Championships, Gold Medalist • 2010 World Championships, Junior Team Gold Medal • 2010 Fall Selection, Junior Gold Medalist • 2009 Fall Selection, Junior Silver Medalist

Personal Brandy began shooting at 8 years old after watching her brother compete for several years. In the beginning, she did not like it much but was determined to master the sport. She shot competitively through 4H where she mastered American skeet, trap and 5-stand. She began shooting international skeet at the age of 11 just hoping to score in the double digits. Practice paid off as she was first named to the Junior Olympic Team in 2007 at the age of 13. Brandy qualified for the Junior National Team for 2009 and 2010, and then the National Team in 2011.

Brandy’s love for shooting and outdoors does not stop with skeet. She also enjoys bow hunting with her Dad, dove hunting and recently tried her hand at offshore fishing. Brandy is active in her school choir. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano and cooking. Morgan Craft National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 5/11/1993 Hometown: Muncy Valley, Pa. Event: Women’s Skeet

Competition Highlights • 2011 World Clay Target Championships Belgrade Junior Bronze Medalist, Team Gold Medal • 2011 Fall Selection Silver Medalist • 2011 National Championships Junior Bronze Medalist • 2010 Fall Selection Junior Silver Medalist • 2010 National Championships Junior Bronze Medalist

Personal Morgan started shooting international skeet at 14 years old. She is currently attending Lindenwood University and majoring in Exercise Science. In addition to the shooting sports, Morgan enjoys to ski and hunt. She participated in soccer and basketball in high school. Caitlin Connor National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 10/27/1990 Hometown: Winnfield, La. Event: Women’s Skeet

Competition Highlights • 2011 National Championship, Bronze Medalist • 2011 World Cup Sydney, Silver Medalist • 2011 World Clay Target Championship Team • 2010 Fall Selection, Silver Medalist • 2010 World Championship, 7th Place, Jr. Team Gold Medal • 2010 National Junior Olympic Championships, Gold Medalist • 2010 National Championship, Silver Medalist • 2009 World Cup Final, 4th Place • 2009 World Cup Minsk Silver Medalist • 2009 National Championship, Gold (Jr.), Bronze(Open) • 2009 Fall Selection, Gold (Junior), 5th Place (Open Women) • 2009 Cairo World Cup, 6th Place • 2008 National Junior Olympic Championships, Gold Medalist

Personal Caitlin also shoots sporting clays and enjoys hunting and playing the fiddle. She began shooting at 15 years old in the 4-H program. Three years later, she took home her very first international medal from the Minsk World Cup. Corey Cogdell National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 9/2/1986 Hometown: Eagle River, Alaska Event: Women’s Trap

Competition Highlights • 2011 World Clay Target Championships, 6th Place • 2010 Championship of the Americas, Gold Medalist • 2010 World Championship, 8th Place • 2010 National Championship, Bronze Medalist • 2010 World Cup Acapulco, Silver Medalist • 2009 National Championship, Gold Medalist • 2008 Olympic Games, Bronze Medalist • 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, 1st Place • 2007 Pan American Games, Bronze Medalist • 2007 World Cup Korea, Bronze Medalist • 2007 National Championship, Bronze Medalist

Personal Corey grew up hunting with her father. She began at 3 years old, which fostered a love for shooting. A few years later, she joined the 4-H program and started to develop her trap shooting skills. Corey made the National Development Team in 2006 at Fall Selection when she placed first in the Junior Women’s Trap competition after shooting for only a few years. That same day, she made the National Team when her score also placed her third in the Women’s Trap competition. Corey worked in a cooking school for two years as an assistant chef. As part of her job, she traveled to Italy to study how to prepare authentic Italian food. Corey also has a love of old cars, in particular Jeeps and Mustangs. Corey is currently a Resident Athlete at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Beyond the shooting range, she has a wide range of interests. Corey played basketball in grade school and was a competitive skier as a teen. Most recently, she began to climb under the hood and rebuild cars. She can add gears, take apart the transmission and even build the suspension. In her free time, Corey enjoys riding motorcycles, rock climbing, hunting, fishing and downhill skiing. Caitlin Weinheimer National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 02/18/1990 Hometown: Kerrville, Texas Event: Women’s Trap

Competition Highlights • 2011 Fall Selection, Gold Medalist • 2011 World Clay Target Championship Team • 2010 Fall Selection, Bronze Medalist • 2009 National Championship, 4th Place, Junior Bronze Medalist

Personal Caitlin is a senior at Schreiner University studying communicaitons. She is actively involved on campus, participating as the President of the Schreiner Shooting Sports Society and making the President’s List for academic excellence. Caitlin began hunting with her father at a young age; however, it wasn’t until she turned 11 that her father brought her to the skeet range. The day they visited, the skeet fields were closed, but an older gentleman said she was welcome to shoot trap with their group. She shot rather well and ended up becoming involved in the local 4-H program to shoot competitively. She was the Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Ambassador from 2004 to 2008. Caitlin still enjoys hunting birds and has taken up deer hunting also. She won the Big Buck Contest for the Lady’s Low Fence Division in 2009. Caitlin’s husband is a U.S. Navy Seabee Reservist who served his country with a tour in Afghanistan. Kelsey Zauhar National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 07/18/86 Hometown: Lakeville, Minn. Event: Women’s Trap

Competition Highlights • 2010 Championship of the Americas, 4th Place • 2010 Fall Selection, 5th Place • 2010 National Championship, Silver Medalist • 2010 World Cup Beijing, 9th Place • 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, 4th Place

Personal Growing up in Minnesota, Kelsey struggled finding a nearby bunker to shoot International Trap. With the closest bunker over 11 hours away, Kelsey, with the support of her family, moved to Texas to pursue her Olympic dreams. She is now a Resident Athlete at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Kelsey’s father is an All-American team member in American Trap. She enjoys hunting pheasants, whitetail deer, waterfowl, antelope and mule deer. When Kelsey was 16 years old, her father took her hunting for a brown bear in Alaska, where Kelsey harvested a 9’6” trophy. Kelsey has a Yorkshire Terrier named Lexi, who she refers to as her “permanent puppy.” This pint-sized permanent cheerleader accompanies Kelsey to the range and watches every shot no more than fifteen feet from the shooting line.

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• 2005 National Championship, Gold Medalist Gold Championship, National 2005 •

• 2005 World Championship, Junior Gold Medalist Gold Junior Championship, World 2005 •

• 2005 Championship of the Americas, Gold Medalist Gold Americas, the of Championship 2005 •

• 2007 World Clay Target Championship, Bronze Medalist Bronze Championship, Target Clay World 2007 •

• 2007 National Championship, Gold Medalist Gold Championship, National 2007 •

• 2007 World Cup Italy Gold Medalist Gold Italy Cup World 2007 •

• 2007 Pan American Games, Gold Medalist Gold Games, American Pan 2007 •

• 2008 National Championship, Bronze Medalist Bronze Championship, National 2008 •

• 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, 3rd Place 3rd Trials, Olympic U.S. 2008 •

• 2009 World Cup San Marino, Bronze Medalist Bronze Marino, San Cup World 2009 •

• 2009 World Cup Munich, Gold Medalist Gold Munich, Cup World 2009 •

• 2010 World Cup Acapulco, Gold Medalist Gold Acapulco, Cup World 2010 •

• 2010 National Championship, Silver Medalist Silver Championship, National 2010 •

World Record World

Gold/Equaled Team & Gold Championship, World 2010 •

• 2011 World Clay Target Championship Team Championship Target Clay World 2011 •

• 2011 World Cup Chile, Bronze Medalist Bronze Chile, Cup World 2011 •

• 2011 World Cup Sydney, Silver Medalist Medalist Silver Sydney, Cup World 2011 •

• 2011 National Championship, Silver Medalist Silver Championship, National 2011 •

Competition Highlights Competition

Men’s Double Trap Double Men’s Event:

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Date of Birth: 1/6/1982 Hometown: Katy, Texas Event: Double Trap

Competition Highlights • 2011 Pan American Games, Gold Medalist • 2011 National Championship, Bronze Medalist • 2011 World Clay Target Championship Team • 2010 National Championship Gold Medalist • 2009 World Cup Maribor, 4th Place • 2008 Olympic Games, Gold Medalist • 2008 World Cup Beijing, Silver Medalist • 2007 World Cup Final Belgrade, Gold Medalist • 2007 World Cup Changwon, Gold Medalist • 2007 World Cup Maribor, Bronze Medalist • 2005 World Cup Changwon, Gold Medalist • 2004 Olympic Games, 17th Place • 2003 World Cup Nicosia, Gold Medalist • 2003 World Cup Perth, 4th Place • 2002 World Cup Lahti, Silver Medalist • 2002 World Cup Final Lonato, 4th Place • 2001 World Cup Cairo, 5th Place • 2001 World Cup Final Doha, Gold Medalist • 2001 World Cup Seoul, Gold Medalist • 2000 Olympic Games, 12th Place

Personal In 1996, Glenn was the first American to win the prestigious British Opening Sporting Clay title. He began shooting at 8 years old under the direction or Jay Herbert. He has also trained with Olympian Dan Carlisle. Glenn enjoys hunting, golf and was also involved in track in high school. Sergeant Glenn Eller is currently a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit stationed in Fort Benning, Ga. Jeffrey G. Holguin National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 10/24/78 Hometown: Yorba Linda, Calif. Event: Men’s Double Trap

Competition Highlights • 2011 National Championship, Gold Medalist • 2011 World Clay Target Championship Team • 2010 World Championship, 4th Place & Team Gold Medal • 2010 National Championship, 4th Place • 2010 World Cup Acapulco, Bronze Medalist • 2010 World Cup Dorset, Bronze Medalist • 2009 World Cup Final, Bronze Medalist • 2009 World Championship, Silver Medalist • 2008 Olympic Games, 4th Place • 2008 World Cup USA, Bronze Medalist • 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, 2nd Place • 2007 Pan American Games, Silver Medalist • 2007 National Championship, Bronze Medalist • 2007 World Cup Italy, 7th Place • 2005 World Championship, 4th Place • 2004 National Championship, Gold Medalist • 2004 World Cup Brazil, Bronze Medalist

Personal Sergeant Jeffrey Holguin’s father and grandfather taught him how to shoot because they were regular Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) shooters. Jeffrey made his first National Team at the National Championship in 1997 in Men’s Trap; he soon switched to Double Trap. Jeffrey graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Health Care Science and Forensic Science from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in the summer of 2006. Jeffrey is now part of the United States Army Marksmanship Unit stationed in Fort Benning, Ga. Jeffrey played baseball from the time he was 5 years old until his graduation from high school. In his spare time, Jeffrey enjoys waterfowl hunting, bass fishing, golf, snowboarding and watching USC football. Jeffrey is a die-hard Trojan football fan. Vincent Hancock National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 03/19/1989 Hometown: Eatonton, Ga. Event: Men’s Skeet

Competition Highlights • 2011 Pan American Games, Gold Medalist • 2011 National Championship, Gold Medalist • 2011 World Clay Target Championship Team • 2010 World Championship, 5th Place • 2010 National Championship, Gold Medalist • 2010 World Cup Lonato, Bronze Medalist • 2010 World Cup Dorset, 4th Place • 2009 World Championship, Gold Medalist • 2009 World Cup Final, Silver Medalist • 2009 National Championship, Gold Medalist • 2008 Olympic Games, Gold Medalist • 2008 World Cup Suhl, Gold Medalist • 2008 World Cup Final, Silver Medalist • 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, 1st Place • 2007 Pan American Games, Gold Medalist • 2007 World Cup Italy, Gold Medalist/World Record • 2007 World Clay Target Championship, Bronze Medalist • 2005 World Championship, Gold Medalist

Personal Sergeant Vincent Hancock has been shooting since he was a very young child and started competing when he was 11 years old. In 2005, at the young age of 16, Vincent won his first World Championship title in Men’s Skeet and went on to win the prestigious International Shooting Sport Federation’s Shooter of the Year award. He is currently a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) in Fort Benning, Ga. and is a top prospect to make the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team in Men’s Skeet. Jon Michael McGrath National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 04/09/1992 Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. Event: Men’s Skeet

Competition Highlights • 2011 World Cup Sydney, Gold Medalist • 2011 World Clay Target Championship Team • 2010 World Shooting Championship, Junior Gold Medalist and Junior Team Silver Medal • 2010 National Championship, Silver Medalist • 2010 Junior Olympic Championship, Gold Medalist • 2009 Junior Olympic Championship, Bronze Medalist • 2009 National Championship, Junior Gold Medalist • 2008 National Championship, Gold Medalist

Personal Jon Michael began shooting at a Boy Scout Camp in Oklahoma in 2003. The range master at the Boy Scout Camp recommended that Jon Michael pursue shooting sports. An introduction to Skeeter Radke at the Tulsa Gun Club led to improved scores and strengthened Jon Michael’s desire to compete. This talented young shooter has trained with many Olympians and aspires to be a 2012 Men’s Skeet Olympian. Jon Michael credits his competition travel for the knowledge he gained about the USA. That knowledge helped him win the school championship in the Geography Bee. Jon Michael is also Cherokee and a member of the Cherokee Tribe and Nation. BJ Blanchard National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 06/22/1990 Hometown: Vidor, Texas Event: Men’s Skeet

Competition Highlights • 2011 Fall Selection, Silver Medalist • 2011 National Championships, Fifth Place • 2010 Spring Selection Gold Medalist, Spring Selection Score Record • 2009 Junior World Championship Team Silver Medalist • 2009 Shotgun Fall Selection, 2nd Place Junior • 2009 National Junior Olympic Championship, Gold Medalist • 2009 National Championships, 2nd Place Junior • 2007 Junior World Championship Bronze Medalist

Personal BJ began shooting when he was 12 years old and is now a Resident Athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. He can often be found in the fields or streams, hunting and fishing. BJ enjoys off-roading. He is scheduled to graduate in 2012 from DeVry University with a major in Criminal Justice. He is a licensed scuba-diver and currently working on his private pilot license. Frank Thompson National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 03/11/1988 Hometown: Alliance, Neb. Event: Men’s Skeet

Competition Highlights • 2011 National Championship, Silver Medalist • 2011 World Cup Chile, 5th Place • 2011 World Clay Target Championship Team • 2010 Championship of the Americas, Silver Medalist • 2010 Fall Selection, Silver Medalist • 2010 National Championship, 4th Place • 2009 World Championship, Team Gold, Team World Record • 2009 National Championship, Bronze Medalist • 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, 6th Place • 2008 World Cup USA, 6th Place • 2008 National Championship, Junior Gold Medalist • 2008 National Junior Olympic Championship, Gold Medalist • 2008 National Championship, Silver Medalist • 2007 National Junior Olympic Championship, Gold Medalist • 2007 Fall Selection, 5th Place • 2007 National Championship, Junior Bronze Medalist

Personal With a little help from his dad, Frank got his start in shooting when he was 10 years old. Frank honed his skills through the sporting clays programs and made the National Development Team in 2006. Frank has been a Resident Athlete at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs since 2006. He attends the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, majoring in Business and will graduate in 2011. Frank’s second cousin, Patty Durkin, is a three-time medalist (two gold and one bronze) in Paralympic Wheelchair Track, in Barcelona in 1992. In high school, Frank also played tennis and was on the wrestling team. In his free time, Frank enjoys hunting, fishing, motor sports and working on the family ranch in Nebraska. Ryan Hadden National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 09/16/1979 Hometown: Pendleton, Ore. Event: Men’s Trap

Competition Highlights • 2011 National Championship, Bronze Medalist • 2011 World Clay Target Championship Team • 2010 Fall Selection, Gold Medalist • 2010 World Cup Beijing, Bronze Medalist • 2009 World Cup Final, 5th Place • 2009 World Cup San Marino, Gold Medalist • 2009 World Cup Cairo, Gold Medalist • 2005 National Championship, Gold Medalist • 2005 National Championship, Silver (Double Trap) • 1999 World Championship, 4th Place (Junior)

Personal Staff Sergeant Ryan Hadden of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit began shooting by hunting with his father. Ryan competed in baseball and football in high school. He enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf and listening to rock music. Collin Wietfeldt National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 03/15/1991 Hometown: Hemlock, Michigan Event: Men’s Trap

Competition Highlights • 2011 World Clay Target Championship Team • 2010 Championships of the Americas, 4th Place • 2010 Fall Selection, Bronze Medalist • 2010 National Championship, Bronze, and Jr. Gold Medal • 2010 National Junior Olympic Championship, 9th Place • 2010 Lonato World Cup Team • 2009 National Junior Olympic Championship, Gold • 2009 World Championship Junior Team, Team Silver • 2009 World Championship, 7th Place

Personal Collin began shooting International Trap two years ago and prior was on the 2007 and 2009 ATA All-American Team. He was on the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) All-State team five times and a captain twice. He started shooting when he was 11 years old. When he’s not shooting, Collin enjoys working out, hunting, fishing and watching hockey. Collin is scheduled to graduate in 2013 from University of Colorado with a pre-dental/chemistry major. Jake Turner National Shotgun Team

Date of Birth: 03/11/1989 Hometown: Richland, Wash. Event: Men’s Trap

Competition Highlights • 2011 Pan American Games, 8th Place • 2011 Fall Selection, 2nd Place • 2010 Fall Selection, 4th Place • 2010 World Championship, 6th Place • 2010 National Championship, Silver Medalist • 2009 Fall Selection, Silver Medalist • 2009 National Championship, Silver Medalist • 2009 National Junior Olympic Championships, Silver Medalist • 2009 World Championship, Team Silver Medal • 2008 Fall Selection, Junior Gold Medalist • 2008 National Championship, Junior Gold Medalist • 2008 National Championship, Bronze Medalist • 2008 National Junior Olympic Championships, Bronze Medalist • 2007 National Championship, 6th Place • 2006 National Championship, Silver Medalist • 2006 National Junior Olympic Championships, Gold Medalist

Personal Jacob started shooting at 9 years old with a little encouragement from his father and uncle. He developed his skills through Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) programs and in 2006 he made the National Development Team. The following year, he made the leap up to the National Team and has been a member ever since. Jacob has been a Resident Athlete at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs since 2007 and currently attends the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs where he is pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In addition to competitive shooting, Jacob enjoys playing golf, hunting, fishing and snowboarding in his spare time. OLYMPIANS Shooting2008 1972 1920 Gold Gold Gold Glenn Eller, Men’s Double Trap Lones Wigger, Jr., 300m 3 Position Rifle Mark Arie, Trap Vincent Hancock, Men’s Skeet Jack Writer, 3 Position Rifle Morris Fisher, 300m 3 Position Rifle Silver Silver Karl Frederick, Free Pistol Matthew Emmons, Men’s Prone Rifle Victor Auer, Prone Rifle Lawrence Nuesslein, Miniature Rifle Standing Kimberly Rhode, Women’s Skeet Lanny Bassham, 3 Position Rifle Carl Osburn, 300m Military Rifle Standing Bronze Silver Corey Cogdell, Women’s Trap 1968 Raymond Bracken, Rapid Fire Pistol Jason Turner, Men’s Air Pistol Gold Arthur Rothrock, Miniature Rifle Standing Gary Anderson, 300m 3 Position Rifle Frank Troeh, Trap 2004 Silver Bronze Gold Tom Garrigus, Trap Dennis Fenton, 50m Miniature Rifle Standing Matthew Emmons, Men’s Prone Rifle Jack Writer, 3 Position Rifle Alfred Lane, Free Pistol Kimberly Rhode, Women’s Double Trap Lawrence Nuesslein, 300m Military Rifle Stand- Silver 1964 ing Michael Anti, Men’s 3 Position Rifle Gold Lloyd Spooner, 600m Military Rifle Prone Gary Anderson, 300m 3 Position Rifle Frank Wright, Trap 2000 Lones Wigger, Jr., 3 Position Rifle Gold Silver 1912 Nancy (Napolski) Johnson, Women’s Air Rifle Franklin Green, Free Pistol Gold Bronze Lones Wigger, Jr., Free Rifle Prone James Graham, Trap Todd Graves, Men’s Skeet Bronze Frederick Hird, Miniature Rifle Prone Kimberly Rhode, Women’s Double Trap Martin Gunnarsson, 300m 3 Position Rifle Alfred Lane, Rapid Fire Pistol William Morris, Trap Alfred Lane, Free Pistol 1996 Tommy Pool, Free Rifle Prone Silver Gold Carl Osburn, 300m Military Rifle Kimberly Rhode, Women’s Double Trap 1960 Carl Osburn, 600m Military Prone Silver Gold Bronze Josh Lakatos, Men’s Trap Bill McMillan, Rapid Fire Pistol Joseph E. Jackson, 600m Military Prone Bronze Silver Lance Bade, Men’s Trap James Hill, Free Rifle Prone 1908 Gold 1992 1956 Walter Winans, Running Deer Doubles Gold Bronze Silver Launi Meili, Women’s 3 Position Rifle Offutt Pinion, Free Pistol Kellogg Kennon Casey, 1000 Yard Prone Silver Harry Simon, 300m 3 Position Rifle Bob Foth, Men’s 3 Position Rifle 1952 Bronze Gold James Gorman, Free Pistol 1988 Joe Benner, Free Pistol Silver Bronze 1896 Erich Buljung, Men’s Air Pistol Arthur Jackson, Free Rifle Prone Gold John Paine, Military Revolver 1984 1948 Sumner Paine, Free Pistol Gold Gold Silver Matt Dryke, Men’s Skeet Art Cook, Free Rifle Prone Sumner Paine, Military Revolver Ed Etzel, Men’s Prone Rifle Silver Pat Spurgin, Women’s Air Rifle Walter Tomsen, Free Rifle Prone TOTAL INDIVIDUAL MEDALS Silver Ruby Fox, Women’s Sport Pistol 1924 Gold Bronze Gold 35 U.S. Olympic medals Dan Carlisle, Men’s Trap Henry Bailey, Rapid Fire Pistol Wanda Jewell, Women’s 3 Position Rifle John Boles, Running Deer Singles Silver Morris Fisher, 600m Military Prone 26 U.S. Olympic medals 1976 Silver Gold Marcus Dinwiddie, Miniature Rifle Standing Bronze Lanny Bassham, Open 3 Position Rifle Carl Osburn, 600m Free Rifle Prone 20 U.S. Olympic medals Don Haldeman, Trap Bronze Silver Frank Hughes, Trap *The U.S. Shooting Team has won a total of Margaret Murdock, Open 3 Position Rifle 103 Olympic medals. Shooting Terms

Bore: The interior diameter of a gun barrel; caliber or gauge.

Bull: The central blackened portion of a target that appears as a dot to the shooter taking aim. The center ring is a “10” or “bullseye.”

Bunker: In trap, the underground “dugout” in front of the firing line from which machines throw clay targets.

Caliber: The interior diameter of a rifle or pistol barrel.

Cartridge: The complete unit of ammunition, including the projectile, case, powder and primer.

Chamber: The rear portion of the gun barrel into which a cartridge is inserted for firing.

Crossfire: A shot accidentally fired on a target assigned to another competitor.

Firing Line: The line from which competitors position themselves to shoot their targets.

Free Pistol: A .22 caliber pistol relatively “free” of restrictions.

Junior: An athlete’s standing until Dec. 31 of the calendar year in which he turns 20 years old. Juniors can compete in junior and/or senior events.

Malfunction: A gun or ammunition’s failure to perform; not firing when the trigger is released.

Metallic Sight: Non-magnifying devices on the front and rear ends of a firearm used to assist aim.

Minimum Qualifying Score (MQS): In order for a shooter to compete in the Olympic or Paralympic Games, the athlete must shoot a MQS for the respective event at one of the ISSF or IPC supervised championships during the four years between the Olympic Games. Only athletes that have shot a MQS can be entered in one or more events on the Olympic shooting program.

Offhand: Another term for the standing shooting position.

Olympic Country Quota Slot: Awarded to the home nation of an athlete who wins a world cup gold medal or post a top-finish at a world or continental championships in designated years. A slot guarantees someone from their respective country – not necessarily the athlete who earned it – will get to compete in that event in the next Olympic Games.

Pits: In .22 caliber shooting, the area down range where targets are placed for use.

Sighters: Practice shots fired at the beginning of a match to check sight adjustments. Sighters do not count in the match score.

String: A series of shots, normally five or 10.

Stock: The wooden, metal, plastic or fiberglass portion of a rifle or shotgun, to which the barrel action, trigger assembly, etc. are attached.

Ten-ring: The innermost ring of the black section of the target. Shotgun Events

There are five shotgun events fired at the Olympic Games— three for men, two for women. Athletes use no special equipment to assist their shooting, although most wear shooting vests with pockets in which they keep their shells and glasses to help bring out colors as well as protecting their eyes. Shooters may fire two test shots to ensure their equipment is functioning properly. A tie is broken by a shoot-off, in which the tied athletes continue to shoot one target at a time until one misses.

Men’s Double Trap Men’s double trap made its appearance at the 1996 Olympic Games. Shotguns: 12-gauge Ammunition: Shot shell with a maximum of a 24-gram load Distance: 55 meters Targets: Four-inch diameter clay disks

Qualifying course of fire: 150 clay targets divided into three rounds of 25 pairs, (50 targets). The targets are thrown from three machines located 15 meters in front of the third shooting station. Each of the three rounds is shot with a different pair of targets from the throwing machines.

All three rounds plus the final are usually shot in one day. Athletes are divided into squads of six shooters. Five athletes stand at one of five stations adjacent to one another in a straight line, with the sixth athlete standing behind station one at a non-shooting station.

Beginning at the first station, each athlete, in turn mounts the gun to his shoulder and calls for a pair of targets, once the targets are called for they will appear within one second. The targets will come out of two of the three underground machines. Targets travel at set angles and heights and travel a distance of 55-meters.

After the shooter on the athlete’s right fires at his targets, the athlete advances to the next station. This continues until all six athletes have shot 5 pair at each of the five shooting stations for a total of 25 pairs of targets.

Time limit: Athletes must shoot within 10 seconds of the previous shooter’s last shot. Perfect qualifying score: 150 (3x50) Finals: The top six competitors fire a 25 pair (50 target) final round

Perfect aggregate score (qualifying + finals) score: 200 targets Most recent US Olympic Medalist: Glenn Eller won the gold medal in 2008. Shotgun Events

Men’s Skeet Men’s skeet made its first appearance at the 1968 Olympic Games. Shotguns: 12-gauge Ammunition: Shot shell with a maximum of a 24-gram load Distance: 65-67 meters Targets: Four-inch diameter clay disks

Qualifying course of fire: 125 clay targets shot over two days divided into five rounds of 25 targets.

Three rounds of 25 are shot on the first day. Two rounds plus the final are shot on the second day. Squads of six shooters fire from eight different shooting stations. Each athlete fires from the same shooting station, rotating through all six shooters before moving on to the next station.

Athletes begin with their shotgun in the ready position at hip level. They then call for the target, which may take zero to three seconds to appear. Once the target appears, the shooter is allowed to mount the gun to his shoulder and fire at the target. Only one shot per target is allowed. Targets exit from a low house at three feet above the ground and from a high house 10 feet above the ground and travel a distance of 65-67 meters. These houses are located on either side of the field.

Each station has its own predictable pattern of thrown targets, and athletes may load only the number of shells for which there are targets at that station. At stations one, two and three for example, the shooter calls for the first target, a single, from the high house, then calls again for two targets, doubles, which are thrown simultaneously from both the high and low houses. Station four consists of a single from the high house, single from the low house and two pair of doubles, with the first pair shooting the high bird first and the second pair doing the opposite.

Time limit: Athletes have 15 seconds from the previous shooter’s last shot to step up to a station, load the gun, position the gun and call for the target. Then they have 10 seconds between their targets to call for the next target. Perfect qualifying score: 125 (5x25) Finals: The top six competitors fire a 25 target final round. Final scores are added to the qualifying score to determine medalists.

Perfect aggregate score (qualifying + finals) score: 150 targets

Most recent US Olympic Medalist: Vincent Hancock won the gold medal in 2008. Shotgun Events

Men’s Trap Men’s trap made its appearance at the 1900 Olympic Games. Shotguns: 12-gauge Ammunition: Shot shell with a maximum of a 24-gram load Distance: 76 meters Targets: Four-inch diameter clay disks

Qualifying course of fire: 125 clay targets shot over two days divided into five rounds of 25 targets.

Three rounds of 25 are shot on the first day. Two rounds plus the final are shot on the second day. Squads of six shooters fire from five different shooting stations. Five athletes stand at one of five stations adjacent to one another in a straight line, with the sixth athlete standing behind station one.

Beginning at the first station, each athlete in turn mounts the gun to his shoulder and calls for a target, which exits from one of the fifteen machines located in an underground bunker. Targets travel at set angles and heights varying between 1 to 3.5 meters and are thrown a distance of 76 meters. Two shots may be fired at each target. Unlike skeet shooters, who know the pattern in which each target will travel, trap shooters cannot anticipate their target’s flight paths.

After the shooter on the athlete’s right fires at his targets, the athlete advances to the next station. This continues until all six athletes have shot 5 targets at each of the five shooting stations for a total of 25 targets.

Time limit: Athletes must shoot within 10 seconds of the previous shooter’s last shot. Perfect qualifying score: 125 (5x25)

Finals: The top six competitors fire a 25 target final round in which they can only load one shot per target. Final scores are added to the qualifying score to determine medalists.

Perfect aggregate score (qualifying + finals) score: 150 targets

Most recent US Olympic Medalist: Josh Lakatos won the silver medal and Lance Bade won the bronze medal in 1996. Shotgun Events

Women’s Skeet Women’s skeet made its appearance at the 2000 Olympic Games. However, women competed against men in the 1988 and 1992 games. Shotguns: 12-gauge Ammunition: Shot shell with a maximum of a 24-gram load

Distance: 65-67 meters

Targets: Four-inch diameter clay disks

Qualifying course of fire: 75 clay targets shot over one day divided into three rounds of 25 targets.

Three rounds plus the final are shot all on the same day. Squads of six shooters fire from eight different shooting stations. Each athlete fires from the same shooting station, rotating through all six shooter before moving on to the next station.

Targets exit from a low house at three feet above the ground and from a high house 10 feet above the ground and travel a distance of 65-67 meters. These houses are located on either side of the field.

Perfect qualifying score: 75 (3x25)

Finals: The top six competitors fire a 25 target final round. Final scores are added to the qualifying score to determine medalists.

Perfect aggregate score (qualifying + finals) score: 100 targets

Most recent US Olympic Medalist: Kim Rhode won the silver medal in 2008. Perfect aggregate score (qualifying + finals) score: 100 targets Shotgun Events

Women’s Trap

Women’s trap made its appearance at the 2000 Olympic Games. However, women competed against men in the 1988 and 1992 Games.

Shotguns: 12-gauge Ammunition: Shot shell with a maximum of a 24-gram load Distance: 76 meters Targets: Four-inch diameter clay disks

Qualifying course of fire: 75 clay targets shot in one day divided into three rounds of 25 targets.

Three rounds plus the final are shot all on the same day. Squads of six shooters fire from five different shooting stations. Five athletes stand at one of five stations adjacent to one another in a straight line, with the sixth athlete standing behind station one.

Beginning at the first station, each athlete in turn mounts the gun to his shoulder and calls for a target, which exits from oneof the fifteen machines located in an underground bunker. Targets travel at set angles and heights varying between 1 and 3.5 meters and are thrown a distance of 76 meters. Two shots may be fired at each target. Unlike skeet shooters, who know the pattern in which each target will travel, trap shooters cannot anticipate their target’s flight paths.

Perfect qualifying score: 75 (3x25)

Finals: The top six competitors fire a 25 target final round in which they can only load one shot per target.

Final scores are added to the qualifying score to determine medalists. Most recent US Olympic Medalist: Corey Cogdell won the bronze medal in 2008. Media Inquiries

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