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Eller, Glenn
- 2004 Olympic Trials, 1st- men's double trap
- 2003 World Clay Target Championships, 1st-double trap
- 2002 World Championships, 2nd- double trap
- 2000 Olympics, 12th-double trap
- 1996 British Open Sporting Clay, 1st-junior division
- Is the youngest man on the 2004 Olympic shooting team at age 22
- Has made the finals in 11 of 13 international events
- Suffered a pinched nerve in his neck the week before this year’s Olympic Trials
- Full name is Walton Glenn Eller III
- Began shooting at age eight under Jay Herbert
- Trains with Olympian Dan Carlisle
- Took a year off from Auburn University to train full time for Athens, but will resume his studies at the University of Houston to finish his business degree
- Hunts game birds and deer
- Was a pole-vaulter in high school
- Is a five-time national team member
- Shoots an average of 300 targets a day
The youngest man on the 2000 Olympic shooting team at age 18, Glenn was expected to finish as high as third in Sydney. A nasty ham salad sandwich changed all expectations.
When traveling, Glenn is loyal to the Golden Arches. He strayed from McDonalds only once—at the Sydney Games. Instead of a Big Mac, he downed an Aussie ham salad and spent two days in bed with food poisoning. He finished 12th.
After that he said, “It’s nothing but McDonalds.” He said he would find one in Athens and stick to it.
“I went to Sydney expecting to win,” he said, “But looking back on it, I had never won anything, so how could I have expected to do it then? So I don’t think about it anymore.” “My actual ability is exactly the same as it was in 2000,” he said. “But my mental game and experience have improved a ton. I’ve gone out and proved that I can win. Last time, I had the ability, but I hadn’t done anything yet.”
“Rifle shooters have a different mentality than shotgun shooters. Rifle shooters are laid back. For them, nerves are bad. We want the nerves to be fired up.”
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Born: 6-Jan-82
Hometown: Houston, TX
Resides: Katy, TX
Sport: Shooting
Event: double trap
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