Andrea Benelli

Andrea Benelli
Benelli at the 2004 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1960-06-28) 28 June 1960
Florence, Italy[1]
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s) Skeet
Club Laterina Sporting Club[1]
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Skeet individual
1996 Atlanta Skeet individual
World Championships
1981 TucumanSkeet team
1986 SuhlSkeet team
1987 ValenciaSkeet individual
1989 MontecatiniSkeet team
1990 MoscowSkeet individual
1993 BarcelonaSkeet team
1994 FagnanoSkeet team
1999 TampereSkeet team
2006 ZagrebSkeet team
1985 MontecatiniSkeet team
1986 SuhlSkeet individual
1987 ValenciaSkeet team
1995 NicosiaSkeet team
1999 TamperSkeet individual
2003 NicosiaSkeet team
2005 LonatoSkeet team
Mediterranean Games
2005 Almería Skeet individual

Andrea Benelli (born 28 June 1960) is a retired Italian skeet shooter. He competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and won a gold medal in 2004 and a bronze in 1996.[2] In 2004, he and Marko Kemppainen finished with 149 hits out of 150, but Kemppainen missed first in the shoot-off.[1] Benelli also won the individual world title in 1987 and 1990, placing second in 1986, and third in 1999.[3] In 1996 he set two world records at 125/125 and 150/150.[1]

Benelli owns and runs a Tourist Villa named Agriturismo Petrognano,[4] located in Saint Ellero, Florence. It is a restored 18th-century farmhouse with a practice range behind it. His father Luciano was also a competitive shooter, who won the national title in 1977.[1]

Olympic results

Event 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008
Skeet (mixed) 20th
145+49		 25th
145		 Not held
Skeet (men) Not held 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
123+24		 5th
122+24		 1st, gold medalist(s) Gold
124+25		 24th
113

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Andrea Benelli. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Profile: "Andrea Benelli" Archived 24 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 15 January 2008)
  3. ↑ "Shooting World Championships–Men: Skeet" Archived 18 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved on 15 January 2008)
  4. ↑ Agriturismo Petrognano
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