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Glenn Eller

Glenn Eller

American sports shooter

Walton Glenn Eller III[1] (born January 6, 1982) is an American trap shooter and five-time U.S. Olympic athlete (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in men's double trap setting both an Olympic Record and a Final Olympic Record.[2][3]

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Eller was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Clara Anne (née Rackley) and Walton Glenn Eller, Jr. He attended James E. Taylor High School in Katy, a suburb of Houston.[4][5] In 1996, Eller was the first American to win the British Open Sporting Clay junior title. In 1994, he was the U.S. National Sporting Clay subjunior champion.[6]

Additionally, Glenn Eller is a Sergeant First Class in the United States Army. He is part of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia.[6]

Olympic results

Eller at the 2008 Summer Olympics double trap finals.
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References

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    "U.S. Army Olympians | Pvt. First Class Walton Eller III". Archived from the original on August 12, 2008.
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    "Results Men's Double Trap Qualification & Shoot-Off". Beijing 2008 Official Website. August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
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    "Final Results Men's Double Trap Final". Beijing 2008 Official Website. August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
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    "Hall of Honor - 2016".
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    "Eller". freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
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    "Walton (Glenn) Eller". USA Shooting. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
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