Michael Anti (sport shooter)
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Michael Anti is an American
sport shooter, a former Major
in the U.S. Army
, and a marksman
in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics
he won a silver medal in the 50 m Rifle
, Three positions
event with 1,263.1 points. The event winner was China's Zhanbo Jia with 1,264.5 points.
In 2009 he became assistant rifle coach at the United States Air Force Academy.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sport shooter, a former Major
Major (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
in the U.S. Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
, and a marksman
Marksman
A marksman is a person who is skilled in precision, or a sharpshooter shooting, using projectile weapons, such as with a rifle but most commonly with a sniper rifle, to shoot at long range targets...
in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics
Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
In shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
he won a silver medal in the 50 m Rifle
50 metre rifle three positions
50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women...
, Three positions
Three positions
International Rifle events in Three positions are conducted with an equal number of shots fired from the Prone, the Standing and the Kneeling positions, always in that order....
event with 1,263.1 points. The event winner was China's Zhanbo Jia with 1,264.5 points.
In 2009 he became assistant rifle coach at the United States Air Force Academy.
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50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women... |
— | — | 9th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle three positions -Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record... 1164 |
Silver 1165+98.1 |
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50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle caliber rifle... |
18th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle prone Men's 50 metre rifle prone was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set. The first was set by Hubert Bichler with 598 points in the qualification round... 594 |
— | — | 24th 591 |
9th 594 |