Luciano Giovannetti

Luciano Giovannetti
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1945-09-25)25 September 1945
Pistoia, Italy
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportShooting
EventTrap
Medal record
Men's Shooting
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Trap individual
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Trap individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Caracas Trap individual
Gold medal – first place 1979 Montecatini Trap team
Gold medal – first place 1982 Caracas Trap team
Gold medal – first place 1979 Montecatini Trap team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Shul Trap team

Luciano Giovannetti (born 25 September 1945) is an Italian sport shooter and two-time Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in trap shooting at both the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] He is the first trap shooter to successfully defend the Olympic title. He celebrated his victory in 1980 by tossing his cap into the air and shooting a hole through it.[2]

  1. ^ Profile: "Luciano Giovannetti" Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on January 15, 2008)
  2. ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. London, UK: Aurum Publishing. pp. 204. ISBN 9781845137731.