William Chetcuti (born 7 January 1985) is a Maltese sport shooter who specializes in the double trap. He won the 2011 World Cup event in Beijing and the 2004 European Junior Championship where he set what is still a world record.[1][2] He was the first Maltese shooter to win a World Cup medal.[3]
At the 2004 Olympic Games he finished in joint sixth place in the double trap qualification. Following a shoot-off he finished ninth, missing out on a place among the top six, who progressed to the final round.[4] He was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
He won a bronze medal at both the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.[5]
He then finished sixth at the 2008 World Championships. At the 2008 Olympic Games, he again finished in joint sixth place in the double trap qualification. Following a shoot-off he finished eighth.[4]
William claimed gold at the Double Trap Men Final in 2011, finishing on the highest step of the podium with a total score of 185 targets. He also won Malta's first Olympic quota place in any sport and has participated in the London 2012 Olympic Games, finishing in ninth.[6][4] He was also the Maltese flagbearer at these Games.[3]
Maltese double trap shooter William Chetcuti won a gold medal in the 2013 Mediterranean Games.[3] This was the first gold medal in any event for Malta since Malta started participating in these games.[3]
Chetcuti took up shooting at the age of 10, being introduced to the sport by his father and grandfather.[3]
| Current world records held in double trap | ||||||
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| Junior Men | Individual | 142 |  James Willett (AUS) Andrea Galesso (ITA)
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March 24, 2015 May 1, 2016 |
Al Ain (UAE) Suhl (GER) |
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References
- Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived August 16, 2008)
- ^ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ Double trap
- ^ a b c d e "Glasgow 2014 - William Chetcuti Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ a b c "William Chetcuti Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "William Chetcuti | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Chetcuti wins Malta's first Olympic Quota at Double Trap Final".
External links
- William Chetcuti at ISSF
- William Chetcuti at Olympedia
- William Chetcuti at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- William Chetcuti at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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