Eric Uptagrafft

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Eric Uptagrafft
Eric uptagrafft usas larr training 2012.jpg
Uptagrafft in 2012
Personal information
Born (1966-02-16) 16 February 1966 (age 59)
Spokane, Washington
Education University of West Virginia
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States of America
Sport Shooting
Events
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Lahti 300m Rifle 3 Positions
World Cup Final
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Munich 50m Rifle Prone
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Wroclaw 50m Rifle Prone
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Milan 50m Rifle Prone
World Cup

Eric Allan Uptagrafft (born February 16, 1966) is an American sport shooter. [1]

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He was born in Spokane, Washington, [2] [3] and lives in Firestone, Colorado. [4] He competed for the United States in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50, coming in tied for 30th. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in 16th in the same event. [5] He shares the integer-scored world record in the 50 meter rifle prone competition. [6] In 2013, the prone event moved to a decimal scoring system.

World record in 50 m rifle prone

Integer-scored world records held in 50 m Rifle Prone
MenQualification600Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viatcheslav Botchkarev  (URS)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Stevan Pletikosić  (YUG)
Flag of France.svg  Jean-Pierre Amat  (FRA)
Flag of Germany.svg  Christian Klees  (GER)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Sergei Martynov  (BLR)
Flag of the United States.svg  Thomas Tamas  (USA)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Sergei Martynov  (BLR)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Sergei Martynov  (BLR)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Petr Litvinchuk  (BLR)
Flag of Austria.svg  Wolfram Waibel Jr.  (AUT)
Flag of Austria.svg  Wolfram Waibel Jr.  (AUT)
Flag of Germany.svg  Christian Lusch  (GER)
Flag of the United States.svg  Eric Uptagrafft  (USA)
Flag of France.svg  Valérian Sauveplane  (FRA)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Sergei Martynov  (BLR)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Sergei Martynov  (BLR)
Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Emmons  (USA)
Flag of Israel.svg  Guy Starik  (ISR)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Sergei Martynov  (BLR)
13 July 1989
29 August 1991
27 April 1994
25 July 1996
23 May 1997
28 July 1998
4 September 1998
8 June 2000
11 June 2003
18 July 2003
3 March 2004
27 October 2004
11 May 2005
11 May 2005
26 August 2005
29 March 2006
9 May 2007
18 May 2008
3 August 2012
Zagreb (YUG)
Munich (GER)
Havana (CUB)
Atlanta (USA)
Munich (GER)
Barcelona (ESP)
Buenos Aires (ARG)
Munich (GER)
Munich (GER)
Plzeň (CZE)
Sydney (AUS)
Bangkok (THA)
Fort Benning (USA)
Fort Benning (USA)
Munich (GER)
Guangzhou (CHN)
Bangkok (THA)
Munich (GER)
London (ENG)
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References

  1. 1 2 "Eric Allan Uptagrafft Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  2. Smistad, John (October 25, 2021). "Eric Uptagrafft: Representing country in sport and in battle". BVM Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  3. "Spokane's Uptagrafft just misses Olympic shoot-off". Spokesman.com. August 4, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  4. "Eric Uptagraff | Athletes | USA Shooting". Shooting.teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  5. "2012 Summer Olympics - 50 m rifle prone". olympic.org/. IOC. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  6. "50m Rifle Prone Men – Two medals to USA". Archerfish.org. April 21, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2011.

Eric Uptagrafft at the International Shooting Sport Federation