Launi Meili
Encyclopedia
Launi Meili is an American
sports
shooter
and Olympic champion from Cheney, Washington
. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
.
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.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sports
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
shooter
Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
and Olympic champion from Cheney, Washington
Cheney, Washington
Cheney is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The full time resident population was 10,590 as of 2010 census. Eastern Washington University is located in Cheney, and its population grows to approximately 17,600 people on a temporary basis when classes at Eastern Washington...
. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
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.
| Olympic results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 1988 | 1992 |
| 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women... |
7th Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre rifle three positions Women's 50 metre rifle three positions was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic three positions competition to feature final shooting.-Qualification round:... 582+94.5 |
Gold Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre rifle three positions Women's 50 metre rifle three positions was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set, both by Launi Meili.-Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q... 587+97.3 |
| 10 metre air rifle | 6th Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air rifle Women's 10 metre air rifle was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was the second installment of the event, and the first to feature final shooting.-Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final... 395+98.3 |
11th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air rifle Women's 10 metre air rifle was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set... 391 |