Dominic Grazioli

Dominic Grazioli (born February 4, 1964, in Fort Dix, New Jersey) is an American trap shooter.[1] He won a total of ten medals (4 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze) for men's trap shooting at the ISSF World Cup.[2][3] He also captured a silver medal at the 1997 Championship of the Americas in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and achieved a fourth-place finish at the 1999 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Tampere, Finland.[2] Additionally, Grazioli serves as a reserve major in the U.S. Air Force at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.[4]

Dominic Grazioli
Personal information
Nickname(s)Dom
NationalityAmerican
Born (1964-02-04) February 4, 1964
Fort Dix, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight249 lb (113 kg)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)Trap

Grazioli qualified for the men's trap shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing second from the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shotgun in Kerrville, Texas.[5][6] He finished only in twenty-third place by four points behind his teammate Bret Erickson from the fourth attempt, for a total score of 113 targets.[7][8]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dominic Grazioli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. "ISSF Profile – Dominic Grazioli". ISSF. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. "Dominic Grazioli Wins World Cup USA Bronze Medal in Men's Trap". Lone Star Outdoor News. May 11, 2008. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  4. McGovern, Matthew (August 4, 2008). "Airmen to compete in Olympics". U.S. Air Force. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  5. "Bret Erickson, Dominic Grazioli and Corey Cogdell Selected to 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in Trap". The Shooting Wire. March 14, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  6. "Shooting: Bret Erickson, Dominic Grazioli and Corey Cogdell Selected to 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in Trap". U.S. Olympic Committee. March 12, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  7. "Men's Trap Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  8. "Czech David Kostelecky wins gold". The Associated Press. NBC Olympics. August 10, 2008. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.


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