Edward Fredrick "Ed" Etzel, Jr. (born September 6, 1952) is a

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and Olympic champion for the United States. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

in Los Angeles. Etzel was born in North Haven, Connecticut . He competed for the

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team. As of 2016, he is professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology at

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. Etzel has been inducted into the USA Shooting Hall of fame.

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* 1952 births Living people Sportspeople from New Haven, Connecticut American male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting Shooters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century American people 21st-century American people {{US-sportshooting-Olympic-medalist-stub