USA Shooting
Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado | |
Chairman | Jim Mitchell |
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CEO | Craig Kozeniesky |
Official website | |
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USA Shooting (USAS), a
Origins
Prior to 1979, a year-round U.S. Shooting Team did not exist. Athletes trained independently and met once a year to try out for major events such as the Olympics and World Championships. Once the matches were over the team disbanded until the following year.
Spurred on by the
Facility
USA Shooting is headquartered at the
The Shooting Center is the largest indoor shooting facility in the Western Hemisphere and the third largest in the world. Three separate ranges provide 29 firing points from 50 meters and 73 firing points from 10 meters for training and competitions. It also houses the administration offices, a gunsmith room and locker rooms for resident and visiting athletes.
In addition to the indoor ranges at the OTC, the outdoor ranges at the International Shooting Park are also used by U.S. Shooting Team members. Construction began in 1985 on 102 acres (41 ha) of land leased to the United States Olympic Committee on the edge of the U.S. Army's Fort Carson. Four superimposed international-style skeet and bunker trap fields, shade shelters and a clubhouse have been completed.
Operations
The sport of shooting now involves 15 events in which the U.S. has the opportunity to win Olympic medals. It is a sport enjoyed by men and women of various ages. The 2004 National Team comprised athletes ranging in age from 15 to 50. There have been over 100 Olympic medals won by the U.S. since its inception. Out of the top-10 American Olympic medalists of all time, three are shooters, and the sport is ranked third in total U.S. medals won-behind track and field and swimming.
USA Shooting Team Foundation
In 2021, USA Shooting reinstated the USA Shooting Team Foundation.[2] U.S. Olympic athletes are largely supported by individual and corporate donations, whereas most other countries provide government or state funding for elite athletes, putting American athletes at a disadvantage.[3] The Foundation has a mission "to provide philanthropic support to USA Shooting, ensuring athletes have access to the best facilities, coaching, training, and support in their pursuit of Olympic and Paralympic medals".[4]
Hall of fame
The organization maintains a hall of fame whose inductees have included:
- Gary Lee Anderson
- Morris Fisher
- Becky McCumber
- William McMillan
- Margaret Murdock
- Carl Osburn
- Lones Wigger
Suspensions
In June 2021, Olympic team nominee
References
- ISBN 978-1-84126-305-2. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
USA Shooting (USAS) was chartered by the United States Olympic Committee as the national governing body for the sport of shooting in April 1995. It is headquartered in Colorado [...]
- ^ "USA Shooting Team Foundation Names New Board of Directors". USA Shooting. USA Shooting. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Hart, Torrey (August 7, 2020). "U.S. Olympic Athletes in Financial Limbo Without Olympics, Events".
- ^ "Leadership". USA Shooting. USA Shooting. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Olympic shooter Sanderson to miss Tokyo Olympics following suspension". WFTS. June 24, 2021.
- ^ "SafeSport lifts stay that would have allowed athlete suspended for sexual misconduct compete for Team USA in Tokyo Olympics". June 1, 2021.
- ^ "USA Shooting reject claim Sanderson suspension due to Olympian's criticism of USOC". www.insidethegames.biz. March 16, 2018.