William Shaner

American sports shooter

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Not to be confused with William Shatner.

William Shaner

Personal information

Nationality| American
Born|  (2001-04-25) April 25, 2001 (age 21)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Height| 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight| 140 lb (64 kg)
Sport
Country| United States
Sport| Shooting (ISSF and NCAA)
Event(s)| 10m Air Rifle, 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team,50m 3P Smallbore, 50m Prone Smallbore
Club| National Training Center Shooting Club,[1] Kentucky Wildcats[2]

Medal record

Men's shooting
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
| 2020 Tokyo | 10m air rifle
World Championships
| 2021 Lima, Peru | 10 m air rifle junior
| 2021 Lima, Peru | 10 m air rifle mixed juniors
| 2018 Changwon, Korea | 50 m rifle prone
World Cup
| 2021 Croatia | 10m air rifle
| 2018 Suhl, Germany | 50 m rifle prone

William Shaner (born April 25, 2001, in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American sports shooter. He has competed in national and international competitions, most notably he won the gold medal in the men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the gold medal in the 10m air rifle event at the  2021 ISSF World Cup Croatia, the gold medal in the 10m air rifle event at the 2021 ISSF Junior World Championship Lima, and the bronze medal in the 50 m rifle prone event at the 2018 World Championships.[3][4] Shaner also was part of the University of Kentucky rifle team that won the 2021 NCAA Rifle Championships.[2][5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Team USA (July 25, 2021). "Will Shaner". Team USA. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
2. ^ a b "Will Shaner Wins Gold in Men's Air Rifle 10m" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
3. ^ 2020 Summer Olympics (July 25, 2021). "Shooting - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
4. ^ Bumbaca, Chris. "Will Shaner of U.S. sets Olympic record winning gold in 10-meter air rifle competition". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
5. ^ "Olympics shooting : American William Shaner bags air rifle gold as India's Divyansh Singh Panwar, Deepak Kumar disappoint". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* William Shaner at the International Shooting Sport Federation

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Olympic champions in men's 10 metre air rifle

* 1984:  Philippe Heberlé (FRA)
* 1988:  Goran Maksimović (YUG)
* 1992:  Yuri Fedkin (EUN)
* 1996:  Artyom Khadjibekov (RUS)
* 2000:  Cai Yalin (CHN)
* 2004:  Zhu Qinan (CHN)
* 2008:  Abhinav Bindra (IND)
* 2012:  Alin Moldoveanu (ROU)
* 2016:  Niccolò Campriani (ITA)
* 2020:  William Shaner (USA)

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