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Elizabeth "Libby" Callahan (born February 25, 1952) is an American sport shooter.Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada).[1] She also worked as a police officer in Washington, D.C. for almost three decades, before retiring in 2003.[3]
Shooting career
Callahan, born in
Atlanta, Georgia, and 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but she neither reached the final round, nor claimed an Olympic medal.[4]
Sixteen years after competing in her first Olympics, Callahan qualified for her fourth U.S. shooting team at the
Fort Benning, Georgia.[5]
At age fifty-six, Callahan also held her distinction of being the oldest female and most experienced member of the U.S. Olympic team, and consequently, surpassed the record set by equestrian rider Kyra Downton (who competed as a 55-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City).[6] She competed only in the women's 25 m pistol, where she was able to shoot 287 targets in the precision stage, and 288 in the rapid fire, for a total score of 575 points, finishing only in twenty-fifth place.[7][8]
Olympic results
| Event | 1992 | 1996 | 2004 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
25 metre pistol
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— | 23rd 573 |
19th 575 |
25th 575[8] |
10 metre air pistol
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37th 372 |
— | 30th 374 |
— |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elizabeth Callahan.
- ^ a b c "ISSF Profile – Elizabeth Callahan". ISSF. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Libby Callahan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- NBC Olympics. Associated Press. August 13, 2008. Archived from the originalon January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ a b Garber, Greg (July 14, 2004). "Age is an advantage in shooting". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ "Beyerle, Fong in the Lead Women's 3-Position Rifle at 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials". The Shooting Wire. May 21, 2008. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ "Callahan, 56, earns 4th trip to the Olympics". USA Today. Associated Press. May 15, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon August 16, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ Team USA. August 14, 2008. Archived from the originalon June 15, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
External links
- Elizabeth Callahan at Team USA (archived)
- Elizabeth Callahan at Olympics.com
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile