Adam Joseph Vella (born 12 June 1971) is the National Shotgun Coach of the Australian Team. He is a former Australian olympic clay target shooting champion. Vella was born in Melbourne and is a Commonwealth Games four times gold medalist and an Olympic bronze medalist.[1]
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's shooting | ||
Representing  Australia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2004 Athens | Trap |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2002 Manchester | Trap pairs |
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2006 Melbourne | Trap pairs |
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2010 Dehli | Trap pairs |
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2014 Glasgow | Trap |
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2002 Manchester | Trap |
Adam Vella is the only shooter who has ever ranked #1 in the World at the same time in Trap and Double Trap.
Despite being the No 1 ranked shooter in the world in 2007, Adam missed on the selection to the 2008 Olympics. His international performances were not taken into consideration as per the AISL Olympic selection criteria and the position was won by Craig Henwood after beating Adam by 1 target.[2]
Adam Vella represented Australia in 2016, his third Olympics.[3]
Adam Vella retired from professional Shooting and since December 2016 he has been appointed by Shooting Australia as the National High Performance Shotgun Coach. "Adam's appointment comes after a competitive recruitment process and at an important time for the sport of shooting, as an Olympic and Commonwealth Games Medallist and former World Number One in two of the three shotgun disciplines Adam comes with an impeccable sporting pedigree. But most importantly he comes as the right person to lead our shotgun team. We need someone who knows the sport from the grass roots to the podium, someone who also has the strength of character to ensure that the sport of shooting challenges itself and delivers on its commitment to being better than it is today. Adam Vella is the unanimous choice of our selection panel" commented Shooting Australia CEO Damien Marangon.[4]
Adam Vella also conducts clay target shooting events through his business Oz Shooting.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Vella rises as Diamond falls". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Adam Vella's Beijing Olympics dream is over
- ^ "Shooting Australia's Final Two Athletes Nominated - Shooting Australia". 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Adam Vella confirmed as National High Performance Shotgun Coach - Shooting Australia". 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Home". ozshooting. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
External links
edit- Adam Vella at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Adam Vella at Olympics.com
- Adam Vella at Olympedia
- Adam Vella at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Adam Vella at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Adam Vella at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Adam Vella at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Adam Vella at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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