Walter Zobell

Walter Zobell
Zobell in 1984
Personal information
Birth nameWalter Ward Zobell, Jr.[1]
Born (1950-04-21) April 21, 1950 (age 74)
Provo, Utah, U.S.A.[2]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportSports shooting
EventMixed trap
University teamMontana State University Bobcats[4]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
ISSF World Shooting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Phoenix Trap Team
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Bern-Thun Trap Team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Munich Trap Team
Gold medal – first place 1978 Seoul Trap Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Ciudad de México Trap Team
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan Trap Team
Olympic Games

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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  2. ^ "Walter Zobell Bio, Stats and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
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  4. ^ "Walter Zobell Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". olympics.com. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Zobell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.