Huelet Benner

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Huelet Benner medal table

Sport shooting

United StatesUnited States United States
Olympic games
gold Helsinki 1952 Free pistol 50 m
World championships
gold Buenos Aires 1949 Rapid fire pistol 25 m
bronze Buenos Aires 1949 Large caliber pistol
bronze Buenos Aires 1949 Free pistol 50 m (M)
bronze Buenos Aires 1949 Rapid fire pistol 25 m (M)
gold Buenos Aires 1949 Large caliber pistol (M)
bronze Oslo 1952 Free pistol 50 m
gold Oslo 1952 Rapid fire pistol 25 m
bronze Oslo 1952 Large caliber pistol
gold Oslo 1952 Rapid fire pistol 25 m (M)
gold Oslo 1952 Large caliber pistol (M)
gold Caracas 1954 Free pistol 50 m
silver Caracas 1954 Large caliber pistol
silver Caracas 1954 Free pistol 50 m (M)
silver Caracas 1954 Rapid fire pistol 25 m (M)
silver Caracas 1954 Large caliber pistol (M)
silver Moscow 1958 Rapid fire pistol 25 m (M)
bronze Moscow 1958 Large caliber pistol (M)
Pan American Games
gold Buenos Aires 1951 Rapid fire pistol 25 m
silver Buenos Aires 1951 Free pistol 50 m
gold Mexico City 1955 Rapid fire pistol 25 m
gold Buenos Aires 1951 Free pistol 50 m
gold Mexico City 1955 Rapid fire pistol 25 m (M)

Huelet Leo "Joe" Benner (born November 1, 1917 in Paragould , † December 12, 1999 in Tampa ) was an American sports shooter .

successes

Huelet Benner took part in three Olympic Games . In 1948 he finished fourth in London with the free pistol over 50 m and thus just missed a medal win. At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , he did not get past 34th place with the rapid-fire pistol, while he achieved the best result of the competition with the free pistol with 553 points, with which he was Olympic champion before Ángel León and Ambrus Balogh . He finished the 1956 Games in Melbourne with the free pistol in eleventh place.

Benner secured a total of 17 medals at world championships . He became world champion in Buenos Aires in 1949 and in Oslo in 1952 with the rapid-fire pistol in the individual and in the team competition with the large-bore pistol. In 1952 he also won the title with the rapid-fire pistol with the team. Benner won his sixth world title in 1954 in Caracas with the free pistol in singles. Otherwise he won five silver and six bronze medals. At the Pan American Games in Buenos Aires in 1951 and in Mexico City in 1955 , Benner won the gold medal in singles with the rapid-fire pistol. In 1955 he won the title with the team, while he also won the silver medal in 1951 and the gold medal in 1955 with the free pistol.

Benner joined the US Army in 1935 and worked there as a weapon instructor. He resigned in 1964 with the rank of sergeant major .

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personal data
SURNAME Benner, Huelet
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benner, Huelet Leo (full name); Benner, Joe (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American marksman
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Paragould , United States
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 1999
Place of death Tampa , United States