Andrea Benelli (born 28 June 1960) is a retired Italian skeet shooter. He competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and won a gold medal in 2004 and a bronze in 1996.^[2] In 2004, he and Marko Kemppainen finished with 149 hits out of 150, but Kemppainen missed first in the shoot-off.^[1] Benelli also won the individual world title in 1987 and 1990, placing second in 1986, and third in 1999.^[3] In 1996 he set two world records at 125/125 and 150/150.^[1]

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Andrea Benelli

Benelli at the 2004 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1960-06-28) 28 June 1960 (age 63) Florence, Italy[1]
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Event	Skeet
Club	Laterina Sporting Club[1]
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 2004 Athens Skeet individual 1996 Atlanta Skeet individual World Championships 1981 Tucuman Skeet team 1986 Suhl Skeet team 1987 Valencia Skeet individual 1989 Montecatini Skeet team 1990 Moscow Skeet individual 1993 Barcelona Skeet team 1994 Fagnano Skeet team 1999 Tampere Skeet team 2006 Zagreb Skeet team 1985 Montecatini Skeet team 1986 Suhl Skeet individual 1987 Valencia Skeet team 1995 Nicosia Skeet team 1999 Tamper Skeet individual 2003 Nicosia Skeet team 2005 Lonato Skeet team Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería Skeet individual

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Benelli owns and runs a Tourist Villa named Agriturismo Petrognano,^[4] located in Saint Ellero, Florence. It is a restored 18th-century farmhouse with a practice range behind it. His father Luciano was also a competitive shooter, who won the national title in 1977.^[1]