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2 unusual facts about Skeet shooting


Skeet shooting

This was controversial because the 1992 Olympic Champion was a woman, Zhang Shan of China.

Skeet shooting was invented by Charles Davis of Andover, Massachusetts, an avid grouse hunter, in the 1920 as a sport called Clock Shooting.


Christine Wenzel

Christine Wenzel (née Brinker on 10 July 1981 in Ibbenbüren) is a German skeet shooter.

William Burton Roy

William Burton "Bill" Roy (born on 4 December 1958 in Versailles, Illinois) is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force and former U.S. Olympian in skeet shooting.


see also

Eatonton, Georgia

Vincent Hancock, Olympic gold medalist in Men's skeet shooting at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, resides in Eatonton.

Versailles, Illinois

Bill Roy, skeet shooting Olympian and world champion; born in Versailles