Giuseppe di Salvatore (born December 19, 1989, in

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) is a Canadian sport shooter. He is a bronze medalist in men's trap shooting at the

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Shooting career

Di Salvatore, a native of

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, started his sporting career at the age of seven, when his father Tony convinced him to shoot a gun. He later became a member of the Vancouver Guns Club, and is currently coached and trained by

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, silver medalist in men's trap shooting at the

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. At the peak of his career, di Salvatore had produced numerous achievements, including his first ever title from the 2006 Canadian National Shooting Championships. In 2007, he became the youngest ever shooter to claim a bronze medal in men's trap shooting at the

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, accumulating a score of 134 clay pigeons. Following his success from these games, di Salvatore earned a spot on the Canadian shooting team for the Olympics. At the

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, di Salvatore became one of the youngest shooters to compete in shotgun events (both trap and double trap). He scored a total of 112 clay pigeons in the preliminary rounds of the men's trap, by one point behind France's

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from the final attempt, finishing only in twenty-fifth place. Two days later, he placed nineteenth in his second event, the double trap, by four points behind New Zealand's

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, with a total score of 109 targets.

References

External links

Profile – Canadian Olympic Team
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