Glenn Eller

Walton Glenn Eller III[1] (born January 6, 1982) is an American trap shooter and five-time U.S. Olympic athlete (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in men's double trap setting both an Olympic Record and a Final Olympic Record.[2][3]

Glenn Eller
Eller in 2008
Personal information
Full nameWalton Glenn Eller III
Born (1982-01-06) January 6, 1982
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportShooting
Event(s)Trap
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingDouble trap
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 LimaDouble trap
Silver medal – second place2018 ChangwonTrap team

Eller was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Clara Anne (née Rackley) and Walton Glenn Eller, Jr. He attended James E. Taylor High School in Katy, a suburb of Houston.[4][5] In 1996, Eller was the first American to win the British Open Sporting Clay junior title. In 1994, he was the U.S. National Sporting Clay subjunior champion.[6]

Additionally, Glenn Eller is a Sergeant First Class in the United States Army. He is part of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia.[6]

Olympic results
Eller at the 2008 Summer Olympics double trap finals.
Event 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Double trap 12th
133		 17th
127		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
145+45		 22nd
126		 14th
131

Records
Current world records held in double trap
Men Teams 424  Italy (Innocenti, Bernasconi, Gasparini)
 Italy (Barillà, Di Spigno, Gasparini)		 August 3, 2013
September 14, 2014		 Suhl (GER)
Granada (ESP)

References
  1. "U.S. Army Olympians | Pvt. First Class Walton Eller III". Archived from the original on August 12, 2008.
  2. "Results Men's Double Trap Qualification & Shoot-Off". Beijing 2008 Official Website. August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  3. "Final Results Men's Double Trap Final". Beijing 2008 Official Website. August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  4. "Hall of Honor - 2016".
  5. "Eller". freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  6. "Walton (Glenn) Eller". USA Shooting. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
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