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Eller Claims Bronze at World Cup Maribor
By Mary Beth Vorwerk // USA Shooting // July 5, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Two-time Olympian and member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), Glenn Eller (Katy, Texas), took home the bronze medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia on Tuesday. Eller was tied for fifth place going into the finals and shot a 47 finishing with a total score of 188 to claim the bronze.
Italy’s Francesco Daniello won the gold with a final score of 192, while Hakan Dahlby (Sweden) took the silver with 190. The Italians also took fourth and sixth places with Daniele Di Spigno and Claudio Franzoni finishing with 187 (+2) and 183 respectively. China’s Hu Binyuan finished in fifth place with 187 (+1).
Eller was the Men’s Double Trap Gold Medalist in Changown, Korea in April, where he also secured an Olympic participation slot for the U.S. Shotgun Team at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He recently finished first at the Shotgun Spring Selection Match, setting a national record of 149, which also exceeded the world record, and finished second at the USA Shooting National Championships last month.
Also competing in the men’s double trap event in Maribor was USAMU member Bill Keever (Rutherfordton, N.C.), who finished in 36th place with a score of 130. The finals of the men’s trap competition were held on Sunday, where USAMU member Matthew Wallace (Stanton, Tenn.) took the 10th spot with 120 (+1) and three-time Olympian Lance Bade (Colorado Springs, Colo.) finished in 37th place with 116.The next stop for shotgun on the international level will be the World Clay Championships September 1-10 in Nicosia, Cypress, followed by the ISSF World Cup Final October 15-21 in Belgrade, Serbia.
For complete ISSF World Cup Maribor results, please visit http://www.issf.tv/issftv_table.aspx?mod=csdt&pane=10&inst=1&iist=666.
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