Matthew Alexander Dryke (born August 21, 1958 in

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) is an American former

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. He competed and won a gold medal in 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 ...

. He is a two-time world champion in skeet shooting, from 1983 and 1986, and earned a

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in 1987. Dryke has been inducted into the USA Shooting Hall of fame.

Accomplishments

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos de 1979''), officially the VIII Pan American Games were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15 ...

– silver – skeet * Med 1

1979 Pan American Games – gold team – skeet * Med 1

1979 World Moving Target Championships – gold team – skeet (world record – team) * Med 1

1981 Championships of the Americas – gold – skeet (world record) * Med 1

1981 Championships of the Americas – gold team – skeet (world record – team) * Med 1

1982 World Shooting Championships – gold team – skeet * Med 1

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing.Taylor, William N., ''Anabolic Steroids and the ...

– gold – skeet (world record) * Med 1

1983 World Moving Target Championships – gold – skeet * Med 1

1983 World Moving Target Championships – gold team – skeet * Med 1

1984 Olympic Games – gold – skeet * Med 1

1985 Championships of the Americas – gold – skeet * Med 1

1986 World Shooting Championships – gold – skeet (world record) * Med 1

1987 Pan American Games The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, on August 7–23, 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas c ...

– gold – skeet * Med 2

1987 World Clay Target Championships – silver – skeet *

1988 Olympic Games 1988 Olympics refers to both: *The 1988 Winter Olympics, which were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada *The 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul ...

– 24th – skeet * Med 1

1989 World Cup – Mexico City – gold – skeet * Med 1

1989 World Cup – Osijek – gold – skeet * Med 3

1989 World Cup – Suhl – bronze – skeet * Med 1

1992 World Cup – Los Angeles – gold – skeet * 1992 Olympic Games – 6th – skeet

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* * 1958 births Living people American male sport shooters United States Distinguished Marksman Skeet shooters Shooters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in shooting Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Shooters at the 1979 Pan American Games Shooters at the 1983 Pan American Games Shooters at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games {{US-sportshooting-Olympic-medalist-stub