José Torres Laboy

José Torres Laboy
Personal information
Nationality  Puerto Rico
Born (1971-09-08) 8 September 1971
Salinas, Puerto Rico
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s) Trap, double trap
Coached by Jon Ogilvie[1][2]
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara Double trap

José Torres Laboy (born September 8, 1971 in Salinas) is a Puerto Rican sport shooter.[1][3] He won a silver medal in the men's double trap at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, accumulating a score of 185 targets (136 in the qualifying round and 49 in the final).[2][4]

At age 40, Torres held his distinction of being the oldest member of the Puerto Rican team to be selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's double trap. He scored a total of 127 targets in the qualifying rounds by one point ahead of U.S. shooter and defending Olympic champion Walton Eller, finishing only in twenty-first place.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "José Torres Laboy". London 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 "ISSF Profile – José Torres Laboy". ISSF. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "José Torres Laboy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "A Golden Day for Glenn Eller". USA Shooting. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Men's Double Trap Qualification". London 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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