Andrea Benelli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Andrea Benelli

sport shooter

Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1960

Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany

Profession: sport shooter

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Andrea Benelli

  • Andrea Benelli (born 28 June 1960) is a retired Italian skeet shooter.
  • He competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and won a gold medal in 2004 and a bronze in 1996.
  • In 2004, he and Marko Kemppainen finished with 149 hits out of 150, but Kemppainen missed first in the shoot-off.
  • Benelli also won the individual world title in 1987 and 1990, placing second in 1986, and third in 1999.
  • In 1996 he set two world records at 125/125 and 150/150.Benelli owns and runs a Tourist Villa named Agriturismo Petrognano, located in Saint Ellero, Florence.
  • It is a restored 18th-century farmhouse with a practice range behind it.
  • His father Luciano was also a competitive shooter, who won the national title in 1977.

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