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Edward Etzel
American sport shooter (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Fredrick "Ed" Etzel, Jr. (born September 6, 1952) is a sport shooter and Olympic champion for the United States. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1]
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Full name | Edward Fredrick Etzel, Jr. | ||||||||||||||
Born | September 6, 1952 (1952-09-06) (age 71) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Etzel was born in North Haven, Connecticut . He competed for the U.S. Army team. As of 2016, he is professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology at West Virginia University.[2]
Etzel has been inducted into the USA Shooting Hall of fame.[3]