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Eric Uptagrafft

Uptagrafft in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1966-02-16) 16 February 1966 (age 58) Spokane, Washington
Education	University of West Virginia
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country	United States of America
Sport	Shooting
Events	50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle prone 300 metre rifle three positions 300 metre rifle prone
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  Great Britain World Championships 2002 Lahti 300m Rifle 3 Positions World Cup Final 2005 Munich 50m Rifle Prone 2011 Wroclaw 50m Rifle Prone 2003 Milan 50m Rifle Prone World Cup

Eric Allan Uptagrafft (born February 16, 1966) is an American sport shooter.

He was born in Spokane, Washington, and lives in Firestone, Colorado. He competed for the United States in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50, coming in tied for 30th. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in 16th in the same event. He shares the integer-scored world record in the 50 meter rifle prone competition. In 2013, the prone event moved to a decimal scoring system.

World record in 50 m rifle prone

Integer-scored world records held in 50 m Rifle Prone
Men	Qualification	600	Viatcheslav Botchkarev (URS)  Stevan Pletikosić (YUG)  Jean-Pierre Amat (FRA)  Christian Klees (GER)  Sergei Martynov (BLR)  Thomas Tamas (USA)  Sergei Martynov (BLR)  Sergei Martynov (BLR)  Petr Litvinchuk (BLR)  Wolfram Waibel Jr. (AUT)  Wolfram Waibel Jr. (AUT)  Christian Lusch (GER)  Eric Uptagrafft (USA)  Valérian Sauveplane (FRA)  Sergei Martynov (BLR)  Sergei Martynov (BLR)  Matthew Emmons (USA)  Guy Starik (ISR)  Sergei Martynov (BLR)	13 July 1989 29 August 1991 27 April 1994 25 July 1996 23 May 1997 28 July 1998 4 September 1998 8 June 2000 11 June 2003 18 July 2003 3 March 2004 27 October 2004 11 May 2005 11 May 2005 26 August 2005 29 March 2006 9 May 2007 18 May 2008 3 August 2012	Zagreb (YUG) Munich (GER) Havana (CUB) Atlanta (USA) Munich (GER) Barcelona (ESP) Buenos Aires (ARG) Munich (GER) Munich (GER) Plzeň (CZE) Sydney (AUS) Bangkok (THA) Fort Benning (USA) Fort Benning (USA) Munich (GER) Guangzhou (CHN) Bangkok (THA) Munich (GER) London (ENG)	edit

References

1. ^ "Eric Allan Uptagrafft Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
2. "Eric Uptagraff | Athletes | USA Shooting". Shooting.teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
3. "2012 Summer Olympics - 50 m rifle prone". olympic.org/. IOC. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
4. "50m Rifle Prone Men – Two medals to USA". Archerfish.org. April 21, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2011.

External links

Eric Uptagrafft at the International Shooting Sport Federation

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