William Shaner (born April 25, 2001, in
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
) is an American
sports shooter
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. He has competed in national and international competitions, most notably he won the gold medal in the
men's 10 metre air rifle event at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
, the gold medal in the 10m air rifle event at the
2021 ISSF World Cup Croatia, the gold medal in the 10m air rifle event at the
2021 ISSF Junior World Championship Lima, and the bronze medal in the 50 m rifle prone event at the
2018 World Championships. Shaner also was part of the
University of Kentucky
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rifle team that won the
2021 NCAA Rifle Championships.
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2001 births
Living people
American male sport shooters
Olympic shooters for the United States
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting
Olympic medalists in shooting
Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
ISSF rifle shooters
Kentucky Wildcats rifle shooters
Sportspeople from Colorado Springs, Colorado
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