Eric Allan Uptagrafft (born February 16, 1966) is an American

sport 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 was born in

Spokane Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Ca ...

, Washington, and lives in

Firestone, Colorado The Town of Firestone is a Statutory Town in southwestern Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 16,381 at the 2020 United States Census, a +61.44% increase since the 2010 United States Census. Firestone is a part of the ...

. He competed for the United States in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, in the Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50, coming in tied for 30th. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in 16th in the same event. He shares the world record in the 50 meter rifle prone competition.

Current world record in 50 m rifle prone

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1966 births Living people American male sport shooters Olympic shooters for the United States Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Spokane, Washington Sportspeople from Weld County, Colorado Sportspeople from Colorado Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in shooting West Virginia Mountaineers rifle shooters Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Shooters at the 2003 Pan American Games {{US-sportshooting-bio-stub