| Personal information | |
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| Born | 7 January 1985 (age 40) Pietà, Malta |
William Chetcuti (born 7 January 1985) is a Maltese sport shooter who specializes in the double trap. He won the 2011 World Cup event in Beijing and the 2004 European Junior Championship where he set what is still a world record. [1] [2] He was the first Maltese shooter to win a World Cup medal. [3]
At the 2004 Olympic Games he finished in joint sixth place in the double trap qualification. Following a shoot-off he finished ninth, missing out on a place among the top six, who progressed to the final round. [4] He was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
He won a bronze medal at both the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. [5]
He then finished sixth at the 2008 World Championships. At the 2008 Olympic Games, he again finished in joint sixth place in the double trap qualification. Following a shoot-off he finished eighth. [4]
William claimed gold at the Double Trap Men Final in 2011, finishing on the highest step of the podium with a total score of 185 targets. He also won Malta's first Olympic quota place in any sport and has participated in the London 2012 Olympic Games, finishing in ninth. [6] [4] He was also the Maltese flagbearer at these Games. [3]
Maltese double trap shooter William Chetcuti won a gold medal in the 2013 Mediterranean Games. [3] This was the first gold medal in any event for Malta since Malta started participating in these games. [3]
Chetcuti took up shooting at the age of 10, being introduced to the sport by his father and grandfather. [3]
| Current world records held in double trap | ||||||
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| Junior Men | Individual | 142 |  James Willett (AUS) Andrea Galesso (ITA) | March 24, 2015 May 1, 2016 | Al Ain (UAE) Suhl (GER) | edit |
