Andrea Benelli

Andrea Benelli
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1960-06-28)28 June 1960
Florence, Italy
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country  Italy
Sport Shooting
Event(s) Trap

Andrea Benelli (born June 28, 1960) is an Italian sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won the gold medal in Skeet Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and also earned a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1]

Benelli is two times World Champion in Skeet Shooting, from 1987 and 1990. He earned a silver medal in 1986, and a bronze medal in 1999.[2]

He owns and runs a Tourist Villa named Agriturismo Petrognano,[3] located in Saint Ellero, Florence. It is a restored 18th-century farmhouse with a practice range behind it.

Olympic results

Event 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008
Skeet (mixed) 20th
145+49
25th
145
Not held
Skeet (men) Not held 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
123+24
5th
122+24
1st, gold medalist(s) Gold
124+25
24th
113

References

  1. Profile: "Andrea Benelli" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on January 15, 2008)
  2. "Shooting World ChampionshipsMen: Skeet" (Retrieved on January 15, 2008)
  3. Agriturismo Petrognano

External links

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