Alison Weisz

Alison Weisz (born May 22, 1995)^[1] is an American rifle shooter. In 2020, she qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Early life and education[]

Weisz was born in Rapid City, South Dakota and grew-up in Belgrade, Montana. Weiss first learned to shoot a gun at age 9 when her family enrolled her in a firearm safety class.^[2] She graduated from Belgrade High School in 2013.^[3] She attended University of Mississippi.^[3]

Career[]

A month after graduating for the University of Mississippi, Weisz joined the United States national shooting team and won her first competition.^[3] In 2018, Weisz came in second at the Championship of the Americas. The following year she won a gold medal at the Pan American Games Lima.^[2] In 2020, she qualified for the United States Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[2]

She is a specialist in the United States Army and serves in the Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia.

References[]

^ "Alison Weisz". teamusa.org. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Price, Karen (February 9, 2020). "Shooters Mary Tucker, Alison Weisz Qualify For First Olympic Teams After Air Rifle Trials". teamusa.org. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Broxton, Deion (August 16, 2019). "Olympic hopeful looks to represent Belgrade in Tokyo". KECI. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

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[1] "Alison Weisz". teamusa.org. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

[:0-2] Price, Karen (February 9, 2020). "Shooters Mary Tucker, Alison Weisz Qualify For First Olympic Teams After Air Rifle Trials". teamusa.org. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

[:1-3] Broxton, Deion (August 16, 2019). "Olympic hopeful looks to represent Belgrade in Tokyo". KECI. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

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