Andrea Benelli

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Andrea Benelli
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Date of birth 28 June 1960 (1960-06-28) (age 47)
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Andrea Benelli (born June 28, 1960) is an Italian sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won Gold medal in Skeet Shooting in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and also obtained a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1]

Benelli is two times World Champion in Skeet Shooting, from 1987 and 1990. He obtained a silver medal in 1986, and a bronze medal in 1999.[2]

Benelli runs his own Tourist Villa named Agriturismo Petrognano [3], located in Saint Ellero, Florence. It is a restored 1700s farmhouse with a practice range behind it.

Olympic medal record
Men's Shooting
Gold 2004 Athens Skeet Shooting
Bronze 1996 Atlanta Skeet Shooting
Current world records held in Skeet
Men Teams 365 Flag of Italy Italy (Benelli, Falco, Luchini) August 3, 2006 Zagreb (CRO) edit

[edit] References

  1. ^ Profile: "Andrea Benelli" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on January 15, 2008)
  2. ^ "Shooting World Championships – Men: Skeet" (Retrieved on January 15, 2008)
  3. ^ Agriturismo Petrognano
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