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ISSF Olympic Skeet
Olympic skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. The discipline is sanctioned by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Both men's and women's competitions consist of five such series. The top six competitors shoot an additional series as a final round, on targets filled with special powder to show hits more clearly to the audience. The competitors use shotguns of 12 bore or smaller. All actions are allowed, including double barrel breech loaders, semi-automatic or others, but not pump action guns. History Unlike English Skeet, participants shooting Olympic Skeet must call for the clays with guns off the shoulder, with the stock positioned level with the hip. A delay switch is incorporated within the clay trap, meaning the clays might be relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Skeet Shooting
Skeet shooting is a recreational and competitive activity whose participants use shotguns to attempt to break clay targets which two fixed stations mechanically fling into the air at high speed and at a variety of angles. Skeet is one of the three major disciplines of competitive Clay pigeon shooting , clay shooting—alongside trap shooting and sporting clays. There are several types of skeet, including one with Olympic Games, Olympic status (often called "Olympic skeet" or "international skeet"), and many with only national recognition. General principles For the American version of the sport, the clay discs are in diameter, thick, and fly a distance of . The international version of skeet uses a target that is slightly larger in diameter [(110±1) mm vs. 109.54 mm], thinner in cross-section [(25.5±.5) mm vs. 28.58 mm], and has a thicker dome center, making it harder to break. International targets are also thrown a longer distance from similar h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michael Buchheim
Michael Buchheim (born 12 October 1949) is a German former sport shooter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ... winning a bronze medal. References 1949 births Living people People from Schmölln German male sport shooters Skeet shooters Olympic shooters for East Germany East German male sport shooters Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in shooting Sport shooters from Thuringia Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Matthew Dryke
Matthew Alexander Dryke (born August 21, 1958, in Port Angeles, Washington) is an American former shooting sports, sport shooter. He competed and won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is a two-time world champion in skeet shooting, from 1983 and 1986, and earned a silver medal in 1987. Dryke has been inducted into the USA Shooting#Hall of fame, USA Shooting Hall of fame. Accomplishments * 1979 Pan American Games – silver – skeet * 1979 Pan American Games – gold team – skeet * 1979 World Moving Target Championships – gold team – skeet (world record – team) * 1981 Championships of the Americas – gold – skeet (world record) * 1981 Championships of the Americas – gold team – skeet (world record – team) * 1982 ISSF World Shooting Championships, 1982 World Shooting Championships – gold team – skeet * 1983 Pan American Games – gold – skeet (world record) * 1983 World Moving Target Championships – gold – skeet * 1983 World Moving T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shooting At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Mixed Skeet
The mixed Olympic skeet, skeet was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held between August 2 and 4, 1984 at the shooting ranges in Los Angeles. 69 shooters from 41 nations competed. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shooting At The 1984 Summer Olympics - Mixed Skeet Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics Mixed-sex shooting at the Summer Olympics, 1984 Skeet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly 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 second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games, the first being in 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932. This was the first of two consecutive Olympic Games to be held in North America, with Calgary, Alberta, Canada, hosting the 1988 Winter Olympics. California was the home state of the incumbent President of the United States, U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who officially opened the Games. These were the first Summer Olympic Games under the President of the International Olympic Committee, IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch. The 1984 Summer Olympics boycott, 1984 Games were boycotted by fourteen Eastern Bloc countries, including the Soviet Union and East Germany, in response to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, American-led boycott of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Roberto Castrillo
Roberto Castrillo (born 30 June 1941) is a Cuban sport shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in skeet shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow."1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Shooting" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 9 February 2008) He also competed at the and the 1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as ...
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Lars-Göran Carlsson
Lars-Göran Carlsson (July 24, 1949 – July 27, 2020) was a Swedish sport shooter who won the silver medal in the skeet shooting event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with .... References 1949 births 2020 deaths Shooters at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish sportsmen 21st-century Swedish people {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kjeld Rasmussen
Hans Kjeld Rasmussen (10 November 1954 – February 2025) was a Danish sport shooter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in skeet shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...."1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Shooting" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 27 September 2008) Rasmussen died in February 2025, at the age of 70. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shooting At The 1980 Summer Olympics – Mixed Skeet
The men's skeet shooting competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 24 July until 26 July at the Dynamo Shooting Range in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Five shooters tied for first with 196, with the three medalists tying with a 25 possible in the shoot-off. Kjeld Rasmussen shot another possible 25 in the second shoot-off to win the gold medal over Lars-Göran Carlsson Lars-Göran Carlsson (July 24, 1949 – July 27, 2020) was a Swedish sport shooter who won the silver medal in the skeet shooting event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities ... (silver) and Roberto Castrillo (bronze). Result Shoot-off References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Mixed skeet Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russia. The games were the first to be staged in an Eastern Bloc country, as well as the first Olympic Games and only Summer Olympics to be held in a Slavic languages, Slavic language-speaking country. They were also the only Summer Olympic Games to be held in a self-proclaimed communist country until the 2008 Summer Olympics held in China. These were the final Olympic Games under the International Olympic Committee, IOC Presidency of Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin before he was succeeded by Juan Antonio Samaranch shortly afterward. Eighty nations were represented at the Moscow Games, the smallest number since 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956. Led by the United States, 66 countries 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, boycotted the games entirely, beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wiesław Gawlikowski
Wiesław Witold Gawlikowski (born 2 July 1951) is a Polish sport shooter. He was born in Kraków. He won a bronze medal in skeet at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit .... References External links * 1951 births Living people Sportspeople from Kraków Polish male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Shooters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in shooting 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Eric Swinkels
Eric Swinkels (born 30 March 1949) is a Dutch sport shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in skeet shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal."1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Shooting" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 9, 2008) He competed in six different Olympic competitions, beginning in and ending in . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
