Frank Thompson (sport shooter)

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Frank Thompson is an American sport shooter. [1] Thompson was born on March 11, 1988, in Alliance, Nebraska, United States. [2] Thompson became a member of the National Development Team in 2006. [3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's skeet, finishing in 8th place. He finished in 21st at the 2016 Olympics. [4]

Current world records held in skeet
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References

  1. "Frank Thompson". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  2. "Frank Thompson Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  3. "Olympic Team".
  4. "Skeet Men". 2016-08-06. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2017-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)