Wanda Jewell
Encyclopedia
Wanda Rae Jewell is a former American
sports shooter
and Olympic bronze medalist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
, she won a bronze medal in the women's standard small-bore rifle (three positions at 50 metres). At the 1988 Summer Olympics
, she tied for 13th place in the same event.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sports shooter
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...
and Olympic bronze medalist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, she won a bronze medal in the women's standard small-bore rifle (three positions at 50 metres). At the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, she tied for 13th place in the same event.
External links
- Wanda Jewell biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/.