José Torres Laboy Explained

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José Torres Laboy
Birth Date:8 September 1971
Birth Place:Salinas, Puerto Rico
Weight:910NaN0
Sport:Shooting
Event:Trap, double trap
Coach:Jon Ogilvie
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José Torres Laboy (born September 8, 1971, in Salinas) is a Puerto Rican sport shooter.[1] [2] He won a silver medal in the men's double trap at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, accumulating a score of 185 targets (136 in the qualifying round and 49 in the final).[3] [4]

At age 40, Torres held his distinction of being the oldest member of the Puerto Rican team to be selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's double trap. He scored a total of 127 targets in the qualifying rounds by one point ahead of U.S. shooter and defending Olympic champion Walton Eller, finishing only in twenty-first place.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: José Torres Laboy. London 2012. 10 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130603141809/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/torres-laboy-jose-1041464/. 3 June 2013.
  2. José Torres Laboy. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073930/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/jose-torres-4.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 10 February 2013.
  3. Web site: ISSF Profile – José Torres Laboy. ISSF. 10 February 2013.
  4. News: A Golden Day for Glenn Eller. USA Shooting. 25 October 2011. 10 February 2013.
  5. Web site: Men's Double Trap Qualification. London 2012. 10 February 2013. 6 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121206014512/www.london2012.com/shooting/event/men-double-trap/phase=shm402900/index.html. dead.