Launi Meili
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| Full name | Launi Kay Meili | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 4, 1963 (age 61) Spokane, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Launi Kay Meili (born June 4, 1963, in Spokane, Washington)[1] is an American sport shooter and Olympic champion from Cheney, Washington. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[2]
Following her Olympic career, she coached the all-woman University of Nebraska rifle team to the co-ed NCAA National Championship. In 2008, she was appointed rifle coach at the United States Air Force Academy.
Meili has been inducted into the USA Shooting Hall of fame.[3]
| Olympic results | ||
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| Event | 1988 | 1992 |
| 50 metre rifle three positions | 7th 582+94.5 |
 Gold587+97.3 |
| 10 metre air rifle | 6th 395+98.3 |
11th 391 |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Launi Meili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Shooting". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
- ^ "Hall of Fame - Launi Meili". usashooting.org. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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