Walter Zobell Explained
Walter Ward Zobell, Jr. (born April 21, 1950) is an American sports shooter. He competed in the mixed trap event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[5] During his trap shooting career he won 4 medals in the World Shooting Championships and 2 gold medals in the Pan American Games. Walter served in the U.S. Army Reserve till 1998. He is a cattle rancher in Montana and has a degree in economics from Montana State University.
World Shooting Championships
Zobell has won 4 medals, 3 gold and 1 bronze in the ISSF World Shooting Championships from 1970 to 1978, specifically:[6]
Pan American Games
Zobell has won 2 gold medals in the Pan American Games in 1975 and 1979.[7]
University years
In 1978, Zobell earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Montana State University.[4]
Olympics
Zobell scored 181 for 22nd place out of 70 Olympic contestants and only 11 points behind the 3 medal winners that all tied with a score of 192, in the mixed trap event at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, in Los Angeles, California, for Team USA.[8]
Military service
Zobell served his country in the Army Reserves.[2]
Career
What does a guy with an economics degree from MSU decide to do for a business career? Zobell decided to be a rancher.[3]
Personal life
Zobell is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[9]
Further reading
- Trials & Triumphs / Mormons in the Olympic Games by noted sportswriters Lee Benson and Doug Robinson, provides an in-depth look at the lives of twelve Mormon Olympians. It contains a complete listing and photographs of 64 Mormon Olympians, as well as a count of Olympic medals won by members of their church.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Jorgensen . Loren . 18 Jul 1992 . `TRIALS & TRIUMPHS’ ISN’T JUST GOLLY-GEE-WHIZ LOOK AT CHAMPS . www.deseret.com . 14 Oct 2023 .
- Web site: Walter Zobell Bio, Stats and Results Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045100/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zo/walter-zobell-1.html . www.sports-reference.com . 18 Apr 2020 . 14 Oct 2023 .
- Web site: Olympedia - Walter Zobell . www.olympedia.org . 14 Oct 2023 .
- Web site: Walter Zobell Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age . olympics.com . 14 Oct 2023 .
- Walter Zobell Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045100/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zo/walter-zobell-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . February 17, 2020.
- Web site: Olympedia - Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Shooting Championships (1451) . www.olympedia.org . 14 Oct 2023 .
- Web site: Olympedia - Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (8551) . www.olympedia.org . 14 Oct 2023 .
- Web site: Shooting at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Mixed Trap ... . dead . www.sports-reference.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050043/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/SHO/mixed-trap.html . 18 Apr 2020 . 14 Oct 2023 .
- Book: 1998 . Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac . . 556 . Salt Lake City, UT . en . 1573454915 .
- Book: Benson . Lee . Robinson . Doug . 1 Jan 1992 . Trials & Triumphs/Mormons in the Olympic Games . . Salt Lake City, UT . en . 13 Oct 2023 .