Matthew Dryke Explained
| Matthew Dryke |
| Full Name: | Matthew Alexander Dryke |
| Birth Place: | Port Angeles, Washington, U.S. |
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Matthew Alexander Dryke (born August 21, 1958, in Port Angeles, Washington) is an American former sport shooter. He competed and won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is a two-time world champion in skeet shooting, from 1983 and 1986, and earned a silver medal in 1987.[1]
Dryke has been inducted into the USA Shooting Hall of fame.[2]
Accomplishments
- 1979 Pan American Games – silver – skeet
- 1979 Pan American Games – gold team – skeet
- 1979 World Moving Target Championships – gold team – skeet (world record – team)
- 1981 Championships of the Americas – gold – skeet (world record)
- 1981 Championships of the Americas – gold team – skeet (world record – team)
- 1982 World Shooting Championships – gold team – skeet
- 1983 Pan American Games – gold – skeet (world record)
- 1983 World Moving Target Championships – gold – skeet
- 1983 World Moving Target Championships – gold team – skeet
- 1984 Olympic Games – gold – skeet[3]
- 1985 Championships of the Americas – gold – skeet
- 1986 World Shooting Championships – gold – skeet (world record)
- 1987 Pan American Games – gold – skeet
- 1987 World Clay Target Championships – silver – skeet
- 1988 Olympic Games – 24th – skeet[4]
- 1989 World Cup – Mexico City – gold – skeet
- 1989 World Cup – Osijek – gold – skeet
- 1989 World Cup – Suhl – bronze – skeet
- 1992 World Cup – Los Angeles – gold – skeet
- 1992 Olympic Games – 6th – skeet[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Shooting: World Championships: Men: Skeet . Sports123.com . 2011-01-18 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110518024032/http://sports123.com/sho/mw-sk.html . 2011-05-18 .
- Web site: Hall of Fame - Matt Dryke . usashooting.org . 3 September 2021.
- Web site: Shooting at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Mixed skeet . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050042/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/SHO/mixed-skeet.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . Sports Reference LLC . 2011-01-18.
- Web site: Shooting at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Mixed skeet . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124533/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/SHO/mixed-skeet.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . Sports Reference LLC . 2011-01-18.
- Web site: Shooting at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Mixed skeet . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124615/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/SHO/mixed-skeet.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . Sports Reference LLC . 2011-01-18.
