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Glenn Kable
Personal information
NationalityFijian
Born (1963-05-04) 4 May 1963 (age 61)
Sydney, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Land Fidschi
SportShooting
EventTrap
Updated on 21 July 2012

Glenn Kable (born 4 May 1963[1]) is a Fijian sport shooter who specializes in the trap.

Controversially omitted from the Australian Olympic Team in 2000 after winning the selection shoot and being a member of the current World Champion winning Men's Olympic Trap team from Tampere, Finland, in 1999. Formed the Shooting Association of Fiji shortly thereafter, registering with the ISSF under the Oceanic banner, after an extended business relationship with Fiji, which commenced with family dealings from the late 1970's.

Won the World Cup in Korea in 2001 in the first International Shooting event that Fiji had entered. Went on to claim a silver medal in the Italian World Cup the same year in Lonato, climbing to 5th on the World rankings. Subsequently picked up a Bronze medal in the World Cup in Perth, Australia in 2003, after shooting a perfect 75/75 on the first day.

Represented Fiji in the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002, shooting off for the final, and reproducing exactly the same result at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006. In 2011 created a new Pacific Games record by winning all 6 Gold Medals in the Clay Target Shooting events in Nouméa, and to date has won a total of 9 Gold Medals, 3 Silver medals and 2 Bronze medals at the South Pacific Games in Suva, Samoa and Nouméa, 2003, 2007 and 2011.

At the 2008 Olympic Games he finished in joint thirteenth place in the trap qualification, missing a place among the top six, who progressed to the final round. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games.[2]

Won the 2011 Oceania Title and an Olympic Quota place for 2012 London Olympics.

Won the 2012 Australian National Olympic Trap Title.

He attended high school at The King's School, Parramatta. The University of Sydney, residing at St Andrew's College, where he studied Law.

References

  1. ^ Yahoo!
  2. ^ "Fiji's trap shooter mid-field at Olympics", ABC Radio Australia, 10 August 2008

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