Extractions: The Reggie and Cheryl Miller Story In the summer skies of California, there are stars that young boys and girls wish on, hoping their dreams will come true. It's the magic that mothers and fathers share with their children, what mothers and fathers have passed down through the generations to each youngster who catches sight of their first meteor streaking across the heavens. "When you wish upon a star..." It rings almost as a promise, a certainty of fortune. One young boy is not so sure it applies to him. He twirls the orange ball between his finger tips and looks down at the metal braces that grip and imprison his twisted legs. It's his legacy of birth. Hips deformed, ankles turning inward. Perhaps the stars have already cast his fate. Perhaps he is forever destined to sit by the window and look out at other children running and jumping and shooting the basketball in a long-reaching arc through the summer sky. At night, if it were luminous, that ball might be mistaken for another shooting star. In the light of day, its flight and swish through the net is a painful reminder that dreams can be so close and yet impossible to reach. His mother sees the same ball, the same children, her children, and the same window. They are destined, all destined, including the one she must fit with metal braces and orthopedic shoes. "You'll be out there soon, honey. You've just got to get your legs stronger."
ESPN.com: Mitch Richmond Offers career highlights and statistics for this NBA and 1996 olympic shooting guard. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=0283
Extractions: Web posted at: 2:30 p.m. EDT ATLANTA (CNN) An off-duty member of the Indiana National Guard was killed and another wounded early Sunday in a shooting incident two blocks from their quarters, according to Guard spokesman Maj. Ken Baldowski. The Guardsmen were in Atlanta on Olympic duties. The incident occurred as the two, wearing civilian clothes, were returning from a restaurant in Doraville, an Atlanta suburb. Doraville Police Chief R.E. Davis said that the wounded Guardsman told police the two were accosted just after 3 a.m. by a man who came out of the bushes as they walked by. Davis said an automatic weapon was used in the assault. Police have no motive for the shooting. Davis said his department does have "a few leads ... but we don't have much." The Guardsmen were billeted at Sequoia High School in Doraville, about 18 miles northeast of Atlanta. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Tell us what you think!
Burlington Rifle & Pistol Club Juniors (BRPC) A club dedicated to developing young athletes to compete in NRA and USA olympic shooting disciplines at the national level. Located in Colchester. Vermont, USA. http://www.brpclub.com/
Extractions: Sign our Guest Book View our Guest Book Camp Perry 2002 (click on picture for a larger view) The Burlington Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc. (BRPC) was first formed back in 1934. Over the generations, the club has enjoyed a close association with the Vermont National Guard and has been privileged to have the use their fine ranges. Until September 11, 2001, the BRPC has its practice range at the Vermont National Guard State Headquarters in Camp Johnson located in Colchester, Vermont. We hope to be able to return to Camp Johnson soon. For the winter 2001-2002 season we had an air rifle range at the former Flander's Building Supply in Essex Junction, Vermont with 12 firing points. Junior programs have come and gone over the last 65 years. The present regeneration of the BRPC Junior Program was started in 1995. Under the leadership and driving force of Richard "Doc" Morrison, a program has developed that is providing young shooters with the instruction and encouragement required to be able to effectively compete on a national level. A program of this caliber has required the efforts of many. Many thanks goes to the many parents, and other valuable individuals that have supported the young shooters through their tireless efforts of the last several years. This Web Page has been developed as part of the maturing of our program to aid in the communication amongst club members. Also, it will provide a show place for the many fine accomplishments of the Junior Athletes of the Burlington Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc.
Extractions: This site provides a detailed look at the sporting career of Russell Mark. In addition to being an Olympic gold medallist, Russell can provide you with an exciting corporate outing with a difference. Clay shooting anyone? Russell is also an accomplished and experienced public speaker and media performer. microsoft to view this site properly. Public Speaking Corporate Days Profile Coming Events and Recent Results ... Links
Target Rifle Victoria (Australia) Promoting olympic level '3 Position' and prone competitive small bore and air rifle target shooting according to international ISSF rules. Membership and media enquiries welcome. http://www.trv.org.au
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10.9: World Wide Olympic Shooting Giant's Gallery 1996-1997 olympic shooting competition consists of two parts basic shooting and final shooting. On the final shooting the top eight athletes of basic competition are simultaneously fighting to win the gold. http://www.geocities.com/wi-ko/mm109.html
Extractions: Warszawa, Poland 27.Feb.- 2.Mar.1997 Some results of 1997 First in Poland Shooting Veterans Competition Three World Champions participated! NEW (July-2000) Except some informations in the preface tables the editor, mostly for historical reasons, has removed almost all what was included below after this site was originally developed during hot nights while the Olympic Games Atlanta '96 May,1999! RSC Free Demo of the software for coaches and shooting trainers for recording data while shooting competitions. One shooting fellow from Argentina after World Cup in Buenos Aires, September '98 asked me to find this piece of software he observed applied on this competitions. Unfortunately after crash on my disk his e-mail disappeared :-( and I am displaying requested source here. (4th. September 1999)
Usolympicteam.com While only four nations competed in shooting events in 1896, 83 Only 13 shooters inhistory have won two gold medals in individual olympic competition, and http://www.olympic-usa.org/sports2/sh/az_hist.html
Extractions: H ave you ever tried to hit anything from 50 meters or about 165 feet away, with a fraction of an inch meaning the difference between victory and defeat? This isn't easy. It's nerve-wracking. The 1996 Olympic Shooting Competition was held at Atlanta's Wolf Creek shooting complex, and consisted of 15 medal events in four disciplines pistol, rifle, running target and shotgun. U.S. shooters have won a total of 89 Olympic medals, which places them sixth among all sports in the U.S. medal count. Carl Osburn, who competed in the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, won 11 medals, tying him with swimmers Matt Biondi and Mark Spitz atop the all-time individual U.S. medal list. Shooting has a long history that traces back to man's earliest origins, when spear and projectile throwing contests were used to improve hunting skills. By the 10th century, marksmanship evolved into a social and recreational sport. The first shooting clubs were formed by German-speaking people in the 13th and 14th centuries. Membership was limited to men only. At first, bows and wheel-lock muskets were shot from the standing position, but by the 16th century, firearms with rifled barrels were used in public matches. Early club competitions were festive one-shot matches fired at elaborately painted wooden targets. Matches and shooting festivals for one or more clubs were routinely held on New Year's Day, religious holidays, and other special occasions. Prizes of gold and money were frequently awarded.
Washingtonpost.com: The History Of Shooting Sports are now conducted yearround in Colorado Springs. The history of OlympicShooting. In 1896, French nobleman Baron Pierre de Coubertin http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/shooting/shthist.h
Extractions: Go To Shooting Section Formal target shoots involving the bow and arrow and the spear were first used as military training activities, but Homers "Iliad" indicates that Greeks also held archery contests to shoot pigeons on top of tall poles in honor of the gods. Indians, Persians, Slavs, Celts, and Germans engaged in similar activities. By the tenth century, marksmanship evolved into a social and recreational sport. Regarded as the progenitor of great shooters, Swiss hero William Tell gained honor during the 14th century after successfully shooting an apple off his sons head. A tyrannical Austrian bailiff forced Tell to use a crossbow to perform the legendary feat. The first shooting clubs were formed by German-speaking peoples in the 13th and 14th centuries. Membership was limited to men only. At first, bows and wheel-lock muskets were shot from the standing position, but by the 16th century, firearms with rifled barrels were used in public matches. Early club competitions were festive one-shot matches fired at elaborately painted wooden targets. Matches and shooting festivals for one or more clubs were routinely held on New Years Day, religious holidays, and other special occasions. Prizes of gold and money were frequently awarded. German and Swiss riflemakers in Pennsylvania began producing flintlock rifles suitable for use on the American frontier around 1710. Since protection from Indians and hunting for food were vital concerns, frontiersman soon began "shooting at a mark" to sharpen their skills. The mark was usually a knot on a tree or an "x" marked on a slab of wood.
Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com skiing plus ski jumping), and biathlon (skiing and shooting). The motto of the OlympicGames is Citius, altius history of the Olympics Flag Pierre de Frédy http://www.enchantedlearning.com/olympics/
Extractions: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, was where the year 2002 Winter Olympics were held. For information on Utah, click here . For a page on Utah's flag, click here The year 2002 Winter Olympic Games are being held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The opening ceremonies were on February 8, 2002. The closing ceremonies were on Sunday, February 24, 2002. The events in the Winter Olympics include: ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, snowboarding, luge, bobsleigh, skeleton (a type of sledding), curling, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, slalom, downhill (Alpine) skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined (skiing plus ski jumping), and biathlon (skiing and shooting). The flag of the Olympic Games has five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red) on a white ground. The rings represent the five parts of the world that were joined together in the Olympic movement: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. The motto of the Olympic Games is "Citius, altius, fortius" (meaning "Faster, higher, stronger" in Latin).
Olympic Preview: Shooting Did You Know? The olympic shooting competition is quite a bit more humaneand politically correct than it was back in 1900 in Paris. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/ol-shooting.html
Extractions: by Mike Morrison SURE, you may think you have a pretty good idea what shooting is. After all, you've seen plenty of Schwarzenneger movies. See the target, point the gun, pull the trigger. Pretty easy to understand, huh? But while there were only three shooting events in the first Games in , the Sydney Olympics will feature , ten for men and seven for women. Shotgun - Made to simulate bird shooting, competitors stand in their shooting stations and fire at clay targets. Obviously, whoever hits the most targets wins and a target is considered "hit" when any visible piece is shot off of it. The shotgun competition is actually broken up into three separate competitions - the trap, double trap, and skeet. In the
Biathlon History And Description and history of Biathlon how the sport Biathlon is a Winter OlympicSport which combines cross country skiing with precision target shooting. http://www.biathlon.net/intro.html
Extractions: Description and history of Biathlon - how the sport evolved... This page was last updated 11 February 2000 - Under construction Biathlon is a Winter Olympic Sport which combines cross country skiing with precision target shooting. There is also a warm weather variant called Summer Biathlon which replaces skiing with running. In a typical Winter race, a Biathlete is required to ski with his or her rifle over a set distance to a shooting range, where five shots at five knockdown targets 50 m down range are taken from prone position. Depending on the format, either a time penalty or penalty laps are assessed for missed shots. The racer then skiis another loop, and comes back to the shooting range for another set of shots - this time from a standing stance. Again penalties are assessed for missed shots. The biathlete then skiis a final loop to complete the race. A more complete description of the various race formats may be found here Though a seemingly unlikely combination of events - one is an aerobic activity which requires strength, speed, and endurance; the other is a passive activity which requires concentration and a steady hand (difficult after you've been skiing all out!), the biathlon concept evolved from two activities which have a long history - hunting and winter warfare. 1994 Olympic Postcard Rock paintings depicting hunters with bow and arrow moving on sliding timber have been found near Roedoey, Norway which date back to the Neolithic age (about 3000 BC). However, the first written descriptions of hunting on skiis come from Roman, Greek, and Chinese historical writings. These include such well known authors as the Roman poet Virgil, who described hunting on skiis in 400 BC.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BIATHLON SPORT BRIEF history OF THE BIATHLON SPORT. race during which 10 rounds were fired in twoshooting bouts. The 1st olympic Winter Games in Chamonix (FRA) included a ski http://www.ibu.at/hist.html
The Times : Today's Headlines Bentz said he sees the visit by USA shooting's shotgun team as a olympic history2000 olympic bronze medalist in double trap; 1996 olympic gold medalist in http://www.shreveporttimes.com/html/29D8CEB8-2C1F-493F-841F-C09101339DC8.shtml
Extractions: "We had them here about four years ago," Davis said. "And we went to some of the youth groups around here. "Kim Rhode didn't come last time because it was right after she had won the gold medal and she had other commitments," he said. "I talked to her about three years ago in Charlotte, N.C., at a National Wild Turkey Federation event, and she told me she would come down here."
Extractions: By STEVEN DOWNES SYDNEY (September 28, 2000 11:00 p.m. EDT http://www.sportserver.com ) - Poland's Robert Korzeniowski walked his way into the history books in Sydney on Friday morning, when he became the first man in Olympic history to win the 20km and 50km race walk double, retaining his title in the longest event on the athletics programme - another historic first. Latvia's Agars Fadejevs took silver, while Mexican Joel Sanchez finished with the bronze. Korzeniowski who took the event to a new level. The 32-year-old Krakow sports teacher won the 20km walk here last week in controversial style - when Mexico's Bernardo Segura was disqualified 11 minutes after he had crossed the line in the belief he had won the gold. But Friday's triumph was much more clear-cut. Korzeniowski finished in 3hr 42min 22sec, removing his sun glasses to reveal the sweat on his face in the baking Sydney sun.
Games Keeper Olympic Games Austrian olympic history Historical results of Austrian athletes competing atSummer and Winter olympics. Includes medal count tables of all countries. http://www.games-keeper.com/olympic.htm
Extractions: Olympic Games Athens 2004 - official site of the organizing committee. Athens 2004 Directory - offers sites about the Olympics in Athens. Includes history. Athens 2004 Volunteers - official site of the International Volunteers Association, which helps raise volunteers for the 2004 Olympics. Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - dedicated to the 2004 games, which will be held in Athens, Greece. International Olympic Committee (IOC) - umbrella organization and supreme authority of the Olympic Movement. 112th International Olympic Committee Session - covers election of the host city for the 2008 Games and election of the new IOC President. Andrew Jennings: The Great Olympic Swindle - Investigative journalism work on Olympic corruption. Evidence of cheating, doping and bribes related to the International Olympic Committee by Andrew Jennings.
ABC Coverage Of The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games - Shooting Skeet outsider hits olympic gold target Mark captures silver in double trapAnger erupts as ticketholders turned away from shooting Hansen shoots http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/SHOOTING/
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Guardian Unlimited | Special Reports | Sydney Olympics Full coverage with news, views and commentary plus interviews, results, interactive guides, photos Category Sports Events Summer Games 2000 Sydney News and Media British rowers taking gold Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster, Steve Redgrave and JamesCracknell were about to make olympic history, the narrowness of their winning http://www.guardian.co.uk/sydney/
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History enhanced and refined many times throughout history, culminating in the modern Olympicrecurve bow Target shooting, however, continued, with three main styles http://www.toxophily.com/history/history.htm
Extractions: At one time or another, archery has been identified as one of mankind's three great advances. The other two advances are said to be the development of fire and speech. As an archer, I would strongly support this opinion, but I'm sure there are many other developments which would also rank alongside archery. In any case, the history of archery is indeed great and stretches back well over 5,000 years. Although the invention of archery has been dated to as long ago as 23,000 years BC, the earliest known artwork depicting bow and arrow is located in Egypt, and has been dated to around 3,000 BC. From these and other resources, it seems clear that the Egyptians used archery for both hunting and making war. There are also clear indications of the use of bows and arrows throughout the ancient world including Africa, America and the Far East. One of the major historical developments of archery was the invention of the recurve bow by the Assyrians around 1,500 BC. This new design provided greater power and significantly improved the handling and efficiency of the bow. This basic recurve design has been enhanced and refined many times throughout history, culminating in the modern Olympic recurve bow. In Europe during the Middle Ages, the longbow was supreme. This formidable weapon is said to have played a major role in the conflicts that beset Europe throughout the Middle Ages, and in particular has been identified as a major contributor in the battles of Crecy (1346), Poitiers (1356) and
