"When some of my friends have asked me anxiously about their boys, whether they should let them hunt, I have answered, yes - remembering that it was one of the best parts of my education - make them hunters."

Henry David Thoreau, 1854


“A citizen who shirks his duty to contribute to the security of his community is little better than the criminal who threatens it.” - Robert Boatman


Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Rebecca (Beki) Snyder


Pistol National Team

Three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004)
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Member in Women's 10m Air Pistol and Women's Sport Pistol

Date of Birth: 6/15/76
Birthplace: Didsbury, Alberta, Canada
Hometown: Grand Junction Colorado
Event(s): Air Pistol, Sport Pistol

Competition Highlights

2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shooting (Smallbore), first place in Women's Sport Pistol, qualifying for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team

2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, 1st place in 10m Air Pistol, qualifying for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team

2004 Olympic Games, 22nd in sport pistol and 19th in air pistol

2000 Olympic Games, ninth place in sport pistol and 25th place in air pistol

1996 Olympic Games, 30th place in air pistol


Personal:

Beki’s father taught her how to shoot when she was 12 years old

Did You Know?

Beki lettered in diving in high school and has a black belt in taekwondo. She also enjoys snowboarding in her free time.

Link to article in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel here

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