Andrea Benelli

Andrea Benelli (born 28 June 1960) is a retired Italian skeet shooter. He competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and won a gold medal in 2004 and a bronze in 1996. In 2004, he and Marko Kemppainen finished with 149 hits out of 150, but Kemppainen missed first in the shoot-off. Benelli also won the individual world title in 1987 and 1990, placing second in 1986, and third in 1999. In 1996 he set two world records at 125/125 and 150/150.

Andrea Benelli
Benelli at the 2004 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1960-06-28) 28 June 1960
Florence, Italy
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
EventSkeet
ClubLaterina Sporting Club
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Skeet individual
1996 Atlanta Skeet individual
World Championships
1981 TucumanSkeet team
1986 SuhlSkeet team
1987 ValenciaSkeet individual
1989 MontecatiniSkeet team
1990 MoscowSkeet individual
1993 BarcelonaSkeet team
1994 FagnanoSkeet team
1999 TampereSkeet team
2006 ZagrebSkeet team
1985 MontecatiniSkeet team
1986 SuhlSkeet individual
1987 ValenciaSkeet team
1995 NicosiaSkeet team
1999 TamperSkeet individual
2003 NicosiaSkeet team
2005 LonatoSkeet team
Mediterranean Games
2005 Almería Skeet individual

Benelli owns and runs a Tourist Villa named Agriturismo Petrognano, located in Saint Ellero, Florence. It is a restored 18th-century farmhouse with a practice range behind it. His father Luciano was also a competitive shooter, who won the national title in 1977.

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