|Andrea Benelli in Italy

Andrea Benelli (born June 28, 1960) is an Italian

Italy

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 sports

Shooting sports

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 shooter

Shooting

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 and Olympic Champion. He won the gold medal in Skeet Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

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 in Athens

Athens

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, and also obtained a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

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 in Atlanta.

Benelli is two times World Champion in Skeet Shooting, from 1987 and 1990. He obtained a silver medal in 1986, and a bronze medal in 1999.

Benelli runs his own Tourist Villa named Agriturismo Petrognano, located in Saint Ellero, Florence. It is a restored 18th-century farmhouse with a practice range behind it.

Olympic results

Event	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008
Skeet Olympic Skeet Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Men's competitions...  (mixed)	20th Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Skeet Skeet was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Open to both men and women, it was won by Axel Wegner.-Qualification round:DNF Did not finish – Q Qualified for semifinal-Semifinal:... 145+49	25th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Skeet Skeet was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the last Olympic skeet competition open to both men and women, and the only mixed shooting competition at the Olympics ever won by a woman: Zhang Shan... 145	Not held
Skeet Olympic Skeet Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Men's competitions...  (men)	Not held		Bronze Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's skeet Men's skeet was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Ennio Falco shot a perfect 125 in the qualification round and a 24 in the final, winning ahead of Mirosław Rzepkowski and Andrea Benelli, who won the bronze-medal shoot-off against Ole Riber Rasmussen.-Qualification... 123+24	5th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's skeet -Qualification round:The qualification round comprised 75 targets on day 1, and 50 targets on day 2.EOR Equalled Olympic record – EWR Equalled World record – Q Qualified for final- Final :... 122+24	Gold Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Skeet The men's skeet shooting competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 21 and 22 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece... 124+25	24th 113