Luciano Giovannetti
Luciano Giovannetti (born 25 September 1945) is an Italian sports shooter and two time Olympic Champion. He won a Gold medal in Trap Shooting both in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] He is the first trap shooter to successfully defend the Olympic title. He celebrated his victory in 1980 by tossing his cap up into the air and shooting a hole through it.[2]
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 September 1945 Pistoia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Trap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Profile: "Luciano Giovannetti" Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on January 15, 2008)
- Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. London, UK: Aurum Publishing. pp. 204. ISBN 9781845137731.
External links
- Luciano Giovannetti at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Profile of Luciano Giovannetti at ISSF web site
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