On Leatham's twelfth birthday, he received his first gun. His family surprised him with a new Smith & Wesson Model 34 revolver on one of their trips to shoot in the desert.
He continued desert shooting throughout his teenage years and became involved in other sports such as basketball.[1]
Competition shooting
Leatham's first competition took place in the late 1970s at a night shoot at the Mesa Police Department range. He shot a Smith & Wesson Model 27 revolver with a 6-inch barrel loaded with 200-grain round-nose bullets that Leatham loaded himself, including a custom holster made by local leather worker, Jess Bird, who had built holsters for Leatham's father for years. Leatham finished third revolver behind Mike Henry and Charlie Mills and cites this competition for causing his addiction to competitive shooting.
He invented the Modern Isosceles shooting stance in the 1980s.[2] A few years later he began shooting the 9x25 dillon handgun round and brought that cartridge into the mainstream.[3]
Leatham first shot the Steel Challenge and The Bianchi Cup in 1982.[4] In 1985, he won the Triple Crown of practical pistol shooting: the IPSC US Nationals, the Bianchi Cup and the Steel Challenge. He is the only competitor to ever win all three matches in the same year.[1]
In 1989, he was offered a major contract with Springfield Armory, Inc. that enabled him to become a full-time, professional shooter. Since that time, Leatham has been practicing, competing, and conducting live-fire demonstrations for sponsors around the world.[5]
Personal life
Leatham married fellow Team Springfield member Kippi Boykin, a three-time USPSA National Champion. They have one daughter together, Patience Leatham, and Leatham has 2 sons, Robert and Thomas, from a previous marriage.
^ abcdLanders, Mike (2014). "Zeroed In – Rob Leatham". RECOIL.
^Lessler, Peter (5 August 2013). Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to Handgun Marksmanship. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. pp. 43–44. ISBN978-1-4402-3606-8.
^Mann, Richard A. (7 September 2012). Cartridges of the World: A Complete Illustrated Reference for More Than 1,500 Cartridges. Gun Digest Books. p. 215. ISBN1-4402-3063-3.
^Mann, Don (1 August 2010). The Modern Day Gunslinger: The Ultimate Handgun Training Manual. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. p. 182. ISBN978-1-60239-986-0.
^Sweeney, Patrick (17 November 2009). Gun Digest Big Fat Book of the .45 ACP. iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. p. 44. ISBN1-4402-0219-2.
leatham, robert, jennings, leatham, born, january, 1961, mesa, arizona, professional, shooter, time, uspsa, national, champion, time, international, practical, shooting, confederation, ipsc, world, champion, robert, jennings, leathampersonal, informationborn27. Robert Jennings Leatham born January 27 1961 in Mesa Arizona is a professional shooter who is a 24 time USPSA National champion and 7 time International Practical Shooting Confederation IPSC World Champion Robert Jennings LeathamPersonal informationBorn27 January 1961 1961 01 27 age 62 Medal record IPSCRepresenting United StatesIPSC Handgun World Shoot1983 Virginia1986 Florida1988 Caracas Open2002 Pietersburg Standard2005 Guayaquil Standard2011 Rhodes Modified2014 Frostproof ClassicIPSC US Handgun Championship1983198419851986198719881989199019921994 Open1995 Open2016 Frostproof Classic Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Competition shooting 1 2 Personal life 2 Titles 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditOn Leatham s twelfth birthday he received his first gun His family surprised him with a new Smith amp Wesson Model 34 revolver on one of their trips to shoot in the desert He continued desert shooting throughout his teenage years and became involved in other sports such as basketball 1 Competition shooting Edit Leatham s first competition took place in the late 1970s at a night shoot at the Mesa Police Department range He shot a Smith amp Wesson Model 27 revolver with a 6 inch barrel loaded with 200 grain round nose bullets that Leatham loaded himself including a custom holster made by local leather worker Jess Bird who had built holsters for Leatham s father for years Leatham finished third revolver behind Mike Henry and Charlie Mills and cites this competition for causing his addiction to competitive shooting He invented the Modern Isosceles shooting stance in the 1980s 2 A few years later he began shooting the 9x25 dillon handgun round and brought that cartridge into the mainstream 3 Leatham first shot the Steel Challenge and The Bianchi Cup in 1982 4 In 1985 he won the Triple Crown of practical pistol shooting the IPSC US Nationals the Bianchi Cup and the Steel Challenge He is the only competitor to ever win all three matches in the same year 1 In 1989 he was offered a major contract with Springfield Armory Inc that enabled him to become a full time professional shooter Since that time Leatham has been practicing competing and conducting live fire demonstrations for sponsors around the world 5 Personal life Edit Leatham married fellow Team Springfield member Kippi Boykin a three time USPSA National Champion They have one daughter together Patience Leatham and Leatham has 2 sons Robert and Thomas from a previous marriage Titles Edit24 Time USPSA National Champion 1983 1986 1988 1989 1994 1995 1998 2000 2001 2002 Limited 2002 Limited 10 2003 2004 2005 2006 Single Stack and Production 2007 Single Stack and Limited 2008 Single Stack 2009 Single Stack 2010 Single Stack 1 6 Time IPSC World Champion as a member of 7 time winning Team USA 1983 Virginia USA 1986 Florida USA 1988 Caracas Venezuela 2002 Pietersburg South Africa 2005 Guayaquil Ecuador 2014 Florida USA Classic Division 16 Time Single Stack Classic Champion 1995 2010 1 7 Time Steel Challenge Champion 1985 1997 1998 2001 2002 Limited 2002 Open 2009 Production 6 Time IDPA Custom Defensive Pistol CDP National Champion 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 7 Time NRA Bianchi Cup Champion 1985 2000 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 3 Time American Handgunner World Shootoff Champion 1996 2003 2004 Triple Crown Winner 1985 Bianchi Cup Steel Challenge and the IPSC USPSA Nationals Leatham is the only person to ever achieve this Captain Team Springfield Since its inception in 1985See also EditBrian Enos Ron AveryReferences Edit a b c d Landers Mike 2014 Zeroed In Rob Leatham RECOIL Lessler Peter 5 August 2013 Gun Digest Shooter s Guide to Handgun Marksmanship Iola Wisconsin Krause Publications pp 43 44 ISBN 978 1 4402 3606 8 Mann Richard A 7 September 2012 Cartridges of the World A Complete Illustrated Reference for More Than 1 500 Cartridges Gun Digest Books p 215 ISBN 1 4402 3063 3 Mann Don 1 August 2010 The Modern Day Gunslinger The Ultimate Handgun Training Manual New York Skyhorse Publishing p 182 ISBN 978 1 60239 986 0 Sweeney Patrick 17 November 2009 Gun Digest Big Fat Book of the 45 ACP iola Wisconsin Gun Digest Books p 44 ISBN 1 4402 0219 2 External links EditRob Leatham s Official Website Rob Leatham Interview on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rob Leatham amp oldid 1132784536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
