Dane Sampson (born 20 August 1986) is an Australian

sports shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as ...

. He competed in the

10 metre air rifle 10 metre air rifle (N.B. For "Meter" in this article – read "Metre") is an International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) shooting event, shot at a bullseye target over a distance of using a calibre air rifle with a maximum weight of . It ...

50 metre rifle three positions 50 meter rifle three positions (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 meter rifle three positions. It consists of the kneeling, prone, and standing ...

and

50 metre rifle prone 50 meter rifle prone (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle (5.6 mm) caliber rifle. The time limit is ...

events at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Sampson began shooting in 1998, encouraged by his parents who are both sports shooters. He made his international debut at the 2011 World Cup event in Munich. He worked as an antiques restorer in order to fund his shooting. Sampson qualified to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He competed in the men's 10 metre air rifle, the men's

event, and the mixed 10 metre air rifle team events. He did not score sufficient points in either event to advance past qualification.

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* 1986 births Australian male sport shooters Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Living people Olympic shooters for Australia Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Brisbane Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Australian people Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from Queensland {{Australia-sportshooting-bio-stub