Andrea Benelli

Italian sport shooter

Andrea Benelli
Benelli at the 2004 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1960-06-28) 28 June 1960 (age 63)
Florence, Italy[1]
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
EventSkeet
ClubLaterina Sporting Club[1]
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Skeet individual
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Skeet individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Tucuman Skeet team
Gold medal – first place 1986 Suhl Skeet team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Valencia Skeet individual
Gold medal – first place 1989 Montecatini Skeet team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Moscow Skeet individual
Gold medal – first place 1993 Barcelona Skeet team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Fagnano Skeet team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Tampere Skeet team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Zagreb Skeet team
Silver medal – second place 1985 Montecatini Skeet team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Suhl Skeet individual
Silver medal – second place 1987 Valencia Skeet team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Nicosia Skeet team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Tamper Skeet individual
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Nicosia Skeet team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Lonato Skeet team
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería Skeet individual

Andrea Benelli (born 28 June 1960) is a retired Italian skeet shooter. He competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and won a gold medal in 2004 and a bronze in 1996.[2] In 2004, he and Marko Kemppainen finished with 149 hits out of 150, but Kemppainen missed first in the shoot-off.[1] Benelli also won the individual world title in 1987 and 1990, placing second in 1986, and third in 1999.[3] In 1996 he set two world records at 125/125 and 150/150.[1]

Benelli owns and runs a Tourist Villa named Agriturismo Petrognano,[4] located in Saint Ellero, Florence. It is a restored 18th-century farmhouse with a practice range behind it. His father Luciano was also a competitive shooter, who won the national title in 1977.[1]

Olympic results

Event 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008
Skeet (mixed) 20th
145+49 		25th
145 		Not held
Skeet (men) Not held 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
123+24 		5th
122+24 		1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
124+25 		24th
113

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrea Benelli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Andrea Benelli". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Shooting World Championships–Men: Skeet". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  4. ^ Agriturismo Petrognano

External links

  • Andrea Benelli at ISSFEdit on Wikidata
  • Andrea Benelli at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Andrea Benelli at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Andrea Benelli at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)Edit on Wikidata
  • Andrea Benelli at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
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1 From 1972 until 1992, the event was open to women as well as men. Zhang is the only woman to have won it.

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