Six USAMU soldiers qualify for Olympic Team

Six Soldiers of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia, won seven slots on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Shooting Team and will compete at the Olympic Games this summer. Parker defeated 34 competitors to make the Olympic Team in Men's Air Rifle in which competitors shoot lead pellets...

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Published inInfantry Vol. 97; no. 3; p. 8
Main Author Randall, Paula J
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Benning U.S. Army Infantry School 01.05.2008
Infantry Magazine
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Athletes
Eller, Glenn
Olympic trials
Soldiers
Sport shooting
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Summary:Six Soldiers of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia, won seven slots on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Shooting Team and will compete at the Olympic Games this summer. Parker defeated 34 competitors to make the Olympic Team in Men's Air Rifle in which competitors shoot lead pellets from . 177 caliber guns at targets 10 meters away. Parker also made the Olympic Team in Men's Three-Position Rifle in which competitors shoot the same rifles at the same targets as in Prone Rifle, except they shoot in three positions - standing, kneeling and prone.
ISSN:0019-9532