Matthew Dryke
Encyclopedia
Matthew Alexander Dryke (born August 21, 1958 in Port Angeles, Washington
) is a former American
sports
shooter
. He competed and won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics
. He is two times world champion in skeet shooting, from 1983 and 1986, and obtained a silver medal in 1987.
Port Angeles, Washington
Port Angeles is a city in and the county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. The population was 19,038 at the 2010 census. The area's harbor was dubbed Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles by Spanish explorer Francisco de Eliza in 1791, but by the mid-19th century the name had...
) is a former American
United States
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sports
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
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Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
. He competed and won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
. He is two times world champion in skeet shooting, from 1983 and 1986, and obtained a silver medal in 1987.
Accomplishments
1979 Pan American Games1979 Pan American GamesThe 8th Pan American Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979. The capital of Puerto Rico played host to 3,700 athletes from 34 countries competing in 22 sports, making the VIII Pan American Games the largest to date. Security was a concern due to turmoil over the...
- silver - skeet
1979 Pan American Games - gold team - skeet- 1979 World Moving Target Championships - gold team - skeet (world record - team)
- 1981 Championships of the Americas - gold - skeet (world record)
- 1981 Championships of the Americas - gold team - skeet (world record - team)
- 1982 World Shooting Championships - gold team - skeet
- 1983 Pan American Games1983 Pan American GamesThe ninth Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing...
- gold - skeet (world record) - 1983 World Moving Target Championships - gold - skeet
- 1983 World Moving Target Championships - gold team - skeet
- 1984 Olympic Games1984 Summer OlympicsThe 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
- gold - skeet - 1985 Championships of the Americas - gold - skeet
- 1986 World Shooting Championships - gold - skeet (world record)
- 1987 Pan American Games1987 Pan American GamesThe 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from 7 August to 23 August 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas competed in 30 sports earning...
- gold - skeet - 1987 World Clay Target Championships - silver - skeet
- 1988 Olympic Games1988 Summer OlympicsThe 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
- 24th - skeet - 1989 World Cup - Mexico City - gold - skeet
- 1989 World Cup - Osijek - gold - skeet
1989 World Cup - Suhl - bronze - skeet- 1992 World Cup - Los Angeles - gold - skeet
- 1992 Olympic Games1992 Summer OlympicsThe 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
- 6th - skeet
External links
- Matthew Dryke biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/.
- Matthew Dryke medals and stats, from http://databaseOlympics.com/.