William Shaner

American sports shooter

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Not to be confused with William Shatner.

William Shaner

Personal information

Born|  (2001-04-25) April 25, 2001 (age 24)
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
| 2018 Changwon, Korea | 50 m rifle prone
| 2021 Lima, Peru | 10 m air rifle junior
| 2021 Lima, Peru | 10 m air rifle mixed juniors
World Cup
| 2021 Croatia | 10m air rifle
Junior World Cup
| 2018 Suhl | 50 m rifle prone

William Shaner (born April 25, 2001, in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American sports shooter. He won gold medals in the men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the 10m air rifle event at the 2021 ISSF World Cup Croatia, and 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 was also part of the University of Kentucky rifle team that won the 2021 NCAA Rifle Championships.[2][5]

## References

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1. ^ Team USA (July 25, 2021). "Will Shaner". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. 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.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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

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* William Shaner at the International Shooting Sport Federation
* William Shaner at USA Shooting (archived May 19, 2024)
* William Shaner at Team USA (archive July 12, 2022)
* William Shaner at Olympics.com
* William Shaner at Olympedia

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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)
* 2024:  Sheng Lihao (CHN)

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