Glenn Eller

Glenn Eller
Eller in 2008
Personal information
Full nameWalton Glenn Eller III
Born (1982-01-06) January 6, 1982 (age 42)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportShooting
EventTrap
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Double trap
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lima Double trap
Silver medal – second place 2018 Changwon Trap team

Walton Glenn Eller III[1] (born January 6, 1982) is an American trap shooter and five-time U.S. Olympic athlete (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in men's double trap setting both an Olympic Record and a Final Olympic Record.[2][3]

Eller was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Clara Anne (née Rackley) and Walton Glenn Eller, Jr. He attended James E. Taylor High School in Katy, a suburb of Houston.[4][5] In 1996, Eller was the first American to win the British Open Sporting Clay junior title. In 1994, he was the U.S. National Sporting Clay subjunior champion.[6]

Additionally, Glenn Eller is a Sergeant First Class in the United States Army. He is part of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia.[6]

  1. ^ "U.S. Army Olympians | Pvt. First Class Walton Eller III". Archived from the original on August 12, 2008.
  2. ^ "Results Men's Double Trap Qualification & Shoot-Off". Beijing 2008 Official Website. August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  3. ^ "Final Results Men's Double Trap Final". Beijing 2008 Official Website. August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  4. ^ "Hall of Honor - 2016". Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Eller". freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Walton (Glenn) Eller". USA Shooting. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2008.