Elizabeth "Libby" Callahan (born February 25, 1952) is an American sport shooter.[2] She is a four-time Olympian, and a two-time medalist for pistol shooting at the Pan American Games (1991 in Havana, Cuba and 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada).[1] She also worked as a police officer in Washington, D.C. for almost three decades, before retiring in 2003.[3]
Callahan, born in Columbia, South Carolina, started out her sporting career in 1980, when she learned shooting with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C. She went on to become a five-time women's police revolver champion in various local competitions, until she took up international, Olympic-style shooting, after joining the U.S. Army reserve in 1985.[4] Three years later, Callahan became a member of the U.S. national shooting team, and had achieved numerous titles and top-ten finishes at the USA Shooting National Championships. She captured three more medals (one silver and two bronze) in air and pistol shooting at the 1992, 2001, and 2005 ISSF World Cup series.[1] She also competed for all pistol shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but she neither reached the final round, nor claimed an Olympic medal.[4]
Sixteen years after competing in her first Olympics, Callahan qualified for her fourth U.S. shooting team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by winning the sport pistol from the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Fort Benning, Georgia.[5] At age fifty-six, Callahan also held her distinction of being the oldest female and most experienced member of the U.S. Olympic team, and consequently, surpassed the record set by equestrian rider Kyra Downton (who competed as a 55-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City).[6] She competed only in the women's 25 m pistol, where she was able to shoot 287 targets in the precision stage, and 288 in the rapid fire, for a total score of 575 points, finishing only in twenty-fifth place.[7][8]
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elizabeth, callahan, elizabeth, libby, callahan, born, february, 1952, american, sport, shooter, four, time, olympian, time, medalist, pistol, shooting, american, games, 1991, havana, cuba, 1999, winnipeg, manitoba, canada, also, worked, police, officer, washi. Elizabeth Libby Callahan born February 25 1952 is an American sport shooter 2 She is a four time Olympian and a two time medalist for pistol shooting at the Pan American Games 1991 in Havana Cuba and 1999 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 1 She also worked as a police officer in Washington D C for almost three decades before retiring in 2003 3 Libby CallahanCallahan competing at the 2008 OlympicsPersonal informationFull nameElizabeth CallahanNationalityAmericanBorn 1952 02 25 February 25 1952 age 72 Columbia South Carolina U S Height5 ft 2 in 1 57 m Weight141 lb 64 kg SportSportShootingEvent s 10 m air pistol AP40 25 m pistol SP Coached bySergey Luzov 1 Medal record Representing the United States Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg 25 m pistol 1991 Havana 10 m air pistol Contents 1 Shooting career 2 Olympic results 3 References 4 External linksShooting career editCallahan born in Columbia South Carolina started out her sporting career in 1980 when she learned shooting with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D C She went on to become a five time women s police revolver champion in various local competitions until she took up international Olympic style shooting after joining the U S Army reserve in 1985 4 Three years later Callahan became a member of the U S national shooting team and had achieved numerous titles and top ten finishes at the USA Shooting National Championships She captured three more medals one silver and two bronze in air and pistol shooting at the 1992 2001 and 2005 ISSF World Cup series 1 She also competed for all pistol shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia and 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens but she neither reached the final round nor claimed an Olympic medal 4 Sixteen years after competing in her first Olympics Callahan qualified for her fourth U S shooting team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by winning the sport pistol from the U S Olympic Team Trials in Fort Benning Georgia 5 At age fifty six Callahan also held her distinction of being the oldest female and most experienced member of the U S Olympic team and consequently surpassed the record set by equestrian rider Kyra Downton who competed as a 55 year old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City 6 She competed only in the women s 25 m pistol where she was able to shoot 287 targets in the precision stage and 288 in the rapid fire for a total score of 575 points finishing only in twenty fifth place 7 8 Olympic results editEvent 1992 1996 2004 2008 25 metre pistol 23rd573 19th575 25th575 8 10 metre air pistol 37th372 30th374 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elizabeth Callahan a b c ISSF Profile Elizabeth Callahan ISSF Retrieved January 6 2013 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Libby Callahan Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on December 14 2012 Retrieved January 6 2013 American shooter Libby Callahan NBC Olympics Associated Press August 13 2008 Archived from the original on January 3 2014 Retrieved January 6 2013 a b Garber Greg July 14 2004 Age is an advantage in shooting ESPN Retrieved January 6 2013 Beyerle Fong in the Lead Women s 3 Position Rifle at 2008 U S Olympic Team Trials The Shooting Wire May 21 2008 Archived from the original on February 28 2011 Retrieved January 6 2013 Callahan 56 earns 4th trip to the Olympics USA Today Associated Press May 15 2008 Retrieved January 6 2013 Women s 25 m Pistol Qualification NBC Olympics Archived from the original on August 16 2012 Retrieved January 6 2013 a b Callahan finishes 25th Snyder Takes 28th Place in Women s 25 m Pistol Team USA August 14 2008 Archived from the original on June 15 2012 Retrieved January 6 2013 External links editElizabeth Callahan at Team USA archived Elizabeth Callahan at Olympics com NBC 2008 Olympics profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elizabeth Callahan amp oldid 1195108937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
