William Shaner
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| Born | April 25, 2001 Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting (ISSF and NCAA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 10m Air Rifle, 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team,50m 3P Smallbore, 50m Prone Smallbore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | National Training Center Shooting Club,[1] Kentucky Wildcats[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Shaner (born April 25, 2001, in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American sports shooter. He won gold medals in the men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the 10m air rifle event at the 2021 ISSF World Cup Croatia, and the 10m air rifle event at the 2021 ISSF Junior World Championship Lima, and the bronze medal in the 50 m rifle prone event at the 2018 World Championships.[3][4]
Shaner was also part of the University of Kentucky rifle team that won the 2021 NCAA Rifle Championships.[2][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Team USA (July 25, 2021). "Will Shaner". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "Will Shaner Wins Gold in Men's Air Rifle 10m" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ 2020 Summer Olympics (July 25, 2021). "Shooting - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bumbaca, Chris. "Will Shaner of U.S. sets Olympic record winning gold in 10-meter air rifle competition". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Olympics shooting : American William Shaner bags air rifle gold as India's Divyansh Singh Panwar, Deepak Kumar disappoint". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
External links
[edit]- William Shaner at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- William Shaner at USA Shooting (archived May 19, 2024)
- William Shaner at Team USA (archive July 12, 2022)
- William Shaner at Olympics.com
- William Shaner at Olympedia (archive)
Olympic champions in men's 10 metre air rifle | |
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- Sportspeople from Colorado Springs, Colorado
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