Joshua Richmond
Joshua Richmond (born December 19, 1985)[1] is an American male sport shooter who was, at one time, the world's top ranked double trap shooter.[2] He won the ISSF World Shooting Championships in 2010 and 2014, and also has 12 ISSF World Cup medals in the sport. He was favored to win the men's double trap shooting event at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[3] but placed 16th.
 Richmond at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 19, 1985 Sayre, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Trap shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Double trap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richmond was born in Sayre, Pennsylvania to Michael and Sandra Richmond. He attended Sullivan County High School and Troy State University and resides in Hillsgrove, Pennsylvania. He has a brother, Justin, wife Scharri, and two sons, Tristan and Beaux. In 2011 he was deployed to Afghanistan and earned the Army Commendation Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, U.S. International Distinguished Badge and the Grenade Marksmanship Badge.[4]
With the removal of double trap from the Olympics, Josh has transitioned into shooting international trap.
Performance History
Double Trap [5]
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
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| Olympic Games | Not held | — | Not held | 16th 131 |
Not held | 7th 135 | ||||||
| World Championships |  Gold132 (J) |
6th 141+44 |
 Bronze143+46 |
— | 5th 143+40 |
Gold 146+50 |
19th 143 |
— | — | Gold 143(30)+30 |
— | — |
| Pan American Games / CAT | Gold 136+47 |
— | Gold 138+47 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6th 143(25) |
— | — |
| World Cup 1 | — | 27th 124 |
4th 140+46 |
6th 139+42 |
— | Gold 144+48 |
Bronze 143+46 |
Bronze 143+40 |
— |  Silver138(29)+27 |
— | 9th 135 |
| World Cup 2 | — | 8th 135 |
— | 14th 134 |
Gold 145+43 |
— | Silver 140+46 |
— | — | Silver 138(28)+28 |
— | 7th 136 |
| World Cup 3 | — | — | Gold 142+49 |
— | 5th 141+47 |
4th 143+45 |
— | Gold 144+49 |
30th 122 |
29th 137 |
— | Gold 140(28)+29 |
| World Cup 4 | 4th 140+46 |
— | — | — | Bronze 142+48 |
12th 141 |
4th 145+47 |
Not held | — | — | — | 10th 136 |
| World Cup Final | — | — | 9th 137 |
— | — | 10th 138 |
— | Gold 145+47 |
4th 140(29)+27 |
4th 143(29)+26 |
— | — |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joshua Richmond. |
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joshua Richmond". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- "Double Trap Shooters Glenn Eller & Josh Richmond Aim for More Olympic Hardware". Ammoland.com. August 1, 2012.
- Quinn, Sam H. (August 1, 2012). "Olympic Medal Count 2012: How Team USA Will Reclaim the Lead". BleacherReport.com.
- "Joshua Richmond profile". TeamUSA.org. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2018-04-05.