 Keith Sanderson in 2012 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | February 2, 1975 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||
| Club | United States Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Georgia[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Keith Sanderson (born February 2, 1975) is an American sport shooter who holds the Olympic record for the qualification round of 25 meter rapid fire pistol (583 points, set in 2008). After winning the qualification round, he fell back during the final and finished fifth,[1] the same position he had reached in the 2006 World Championships. He has four medals from ISSF World Cups: a bronze from Munich 2007, a gold from Beijing 2009, where he defeated Vijay Kumar by 0.1 point in the final, another bronze from Munich 2009, and the gold from Fort Benning, Georgia where he won by 7 shots.
On the continental level, Sanderson has been successful in other events as well. At the Championship of the Americas held in Salinas, Puerto Rico in 2005, he won gold in 25 meter center-fire pistol and bronze in both 50 meter pistol and 25 meter standard pistol. He failed to place in rapid fire, but two years later, at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, he won the silver medal, defeated only by Cuba's Leuris Pupo.[2]
Sanderson did not compete in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, having been temporarily suspended by the United States Center for SafeSport.
SafeSport suspension[edit]
Sanderson was suspended for the Tokyo Olympics USA Shooting for violations of the Athlete Code of Conduct, and violations of the SafeSport policy.[3][4] He did not compete in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. He is currently competing in the Paris Olympics 2024.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Keith Sanderson. sports-reference.com
- ^ Sergeant First Class Keith Sanderson. army.mil
- ^ "USA Shooting reject claim Sanderson suspension due to Olympian's criticism of USOC". www.insidethegames.biz. March 16, 2018.
- ^ "SafeSport lifts stay that would have allowed athlete suspended for sexual misconduct compete for Team USA in Tokyo Olympics". June 1, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Olympic shooter Sanderson to miss Tokyo Olympics following temporary suspension". WFTS. June 24, 2021.