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Walter Ward Zobell, Jr. (born April 21, 1950) is an American sports shooter. He competed in the mixed trap event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[5] During his trap shooting career he won 4 medals in the World Shooting Championships and 2 gold medals in the Pan American Games. Walter served in the U.S. Army Reserve till 1998. He is a cattle rancher in Montana and has a degree in economics from Montana State University.
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Birth name | Walter Ward Zobell, Jr.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Provo, Utah, U.S.A.[2] | April 21, 1950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Mixed trap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University team | Montana State University Bobcats[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zobell has won 4 medals, 3 gold and 1 bronze in the ISSF World Shooting Championships from 1970 to 1978, specifically:[6]
Zobell has won 2 gold medals in the Pan American Games in 1975 and 1979.[7]
In 1978, Zobell earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Montana State University.[4]
Zobell scored 181 for 22nd place out of 70 Olympic contestants and only 11 points behind the 3 medal winners that all tied with a score of 192, in the mixed trap event at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, in Los Angeles, California, for Team USA.[8]
Zobell served his country in the Army Reserves.[2]
What does a guy with an economics degree from MSU decide to do for a business career? Zobell decided to be a rancher.[3]
Zobell is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[9]
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