American Soldier Wins Olympic Gold Medal For Shooting, Sets New World Record
U.S. Army Spc. Glenn Eller won the Gold Medal in double trap shooting Tuesday, setting an Olympic record with a total score of 190…
Bash has a secret. Mrs. Bash is an accomplished amateur trap shooter herself, putting her Dad and me to shame when we first started dating in 1992 and her Dad was checking out this 29 year old guy who wanted to marry his 18 year old daughter. Needless to say I was very nervous being around him, his daughter, and a shotgun all at the same time.
He has since become like my own Dad. Mrs. bash hasn’t picked up a shotgun in at least 10 years.
Gold medal winner Eller’s teammate, Spc. Jeff Holguin, finished fourth. Both Soldiers are members of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit based at Fort Benning, Ga.
Eller went into the final round leading by four shots and hit 45 out of 50 targets, to win the first shooting Gold for Team USA in Beijing.
Eller is a three-time Olympian. He finished 15th in 2000 and 17th in the last summer Olympic games. He claimed the Gold Medal at the 2007 Korea World Cup as well as the 2007 World Cup Final. He also took the Silver Medal at the 2008 “Good Luck Beijing” ISSF World Cup. Holguin claimed the Silver in Men’s Double Trap at the 2007 Pan-American Games and won the Bronze Medal at the World Cup USA this past May.
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August 16th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
August 16th, 2008 at 6:13 pmWay to go, Mrs. Bash! You should start practicing again. There’s nothing like watching a bullet from a 9mm Smith & Wesson go through the bull’s eye.
August 16th, 2008 at 6:24 pmGO ARMY!!!
August 16th, 2008 at 6:46 pmHey Bash, it sounds like this song could have been about you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeA5RKysQP4
August 16th, 2008 at 6:52 pm===============================================================
Well you know what they say. Practice makes perfect.
And Mr. Eller and his teammate are probably getting plenty of practice under pressure conditions….
Heh, heh, how you like that Mujh, thats an Olympic champion putting one in your brain pan.
August 16th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Way to go.
August 16th, 2008 at 8:37 pmOh yeah!!
August 16th, 2008 at 9:00 pmThe lyris to that song.
Oh man…ain’t it the truth. Our daughter is 9.
My, my, my…Mrs. Bash is 5′2″ and 115 pounds soaking wet, but I have no doubt she’d beat me to the shotgun when it comes to future suitors.
heh heh…
August 16th, 2008 at 10:13 pmFucking awesome.
August 16th, 2008 at 10:55 pmOoh-Rah!!! Sorry, I know that’s the Marines but we’re all on the same team. Way to shoot fellow Patriot!
August 16th, 2008 at 11:39 pmUSA Kicks ASS!!!
Go America
August 17th, 2008 at 3:36 amCongratulations Sgt.Eller. At $7.00 a box for trap loads, you almost have to shoot for a team like the Army to stay in game.
August 17th, 2008 at 5:19 am