Francesco D'Aniello (born 21 March 1969 in Nettuno) is an Italian trap shooter. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's double trap event. After realizing he had won silver, D'Aniello was overcome with emotion and collapsed to his knees weeping. He was less successful in the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 8th in the qualifying round and not qualifying for the final.[2]
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Nettuno, Italy | 31 March 1969
Sport | |
Sport | Sports shooting |
Club | Fiamme Oro[1] |
Current world records held in double trap | ||||||
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Men | Teams | 424 | Italy (Innocenti, Bernasconi, Gasparini) Italy (Barillà, Di Spigno, Gasparini) |
August 3, 2013 September 14, 2014 |
Suhl (GER) Granada (ESP) |
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References
edit- ^ "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Tiro a volo" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Men's Double Trap". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
External links
edit- Francesco D'Aniello at ISSF
- Francesco D'Aniello at Olympics.com
- Francesco D'Aniello at Olympedia
- Francesco D'Aniello at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)