Glenn Eller

Glenn Eller

Eller in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Walton Glenn Eller III
Born	(1982-01-06) January 6, 1982 (age 43) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Shooting
Event	Trap
Medal record Men's shooting Representing the   United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Double trap World Championships 2013 Lima Double trap 2018 Changwon Trap team

Walton Glenn Eller III ^[1] (born January 6, 1982) is an American trap shooter and five-time U.S. Olympic athlete (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in men's double trap setting both an Olympic Record and a Final Olympic Record. ^{[2] [3]}

Eller was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Clara Anne (née Rackley) and Walton Glenn Eller, Jr. He attended James E. Taylor High School in Katy, a suburb of Houston. ^{[4] [5]} In 1996, Eller was the first American to win the British Open Sporting Clay junior title. In 1994, he was the U.S. National Sporting Clay subjunior champion. ^[6]

Additionally, Glenn Eller is a Sergeant First Class in the United States Army. He is part of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia. ^[6]

Olympic results

Eller at the 2008 Summer Olympics double trap finals.

Event	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016
Double trap	12th 133	17th 127	Gold 145+45	22nd 126	14th 131

Records

Current world records held in double trap
Men	Teams	424	Italy (Innocenti, Bernasconi, Gasparini)   Italy (Barillà, Di Spigno, Gasparini)	August 3, 2013 September 14, 2014	Suhl (GER) Granada (ESP)	edit

References

1. "U.S. Army Olympians". Archived from the original on August 12, 2008.
2. "Results Men's Double Trap Qualification & Shoot-Off". Beijing 2008 Official Website. August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
3. "Final Results Men's Double Trap Final". Beijing 2008 Official Website. August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
4. "Hall of Honor - 2016". Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
5. "Eller". freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
6. "Walton (Glenn) Eller". USA Shooting. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2008.

External links

• Glenn Eller at the International Shooting Sport Federation
• USA Shooting profile Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
• Army Olympic Team
• Army Bio Archived February 3, 2017, at the Wayback Machine