Keith Sanderson (sport shooter)
 Keith Sanderson in 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Born | February 2, 1975 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||
| Club | United States Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Georgia[1] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Keith Sanderson (born February 2, 1975) is an American sport shooter and holds the Olympic record for the qualification round of 25 meter rapid fire pistol (583 points, set in 2008). After winning the qualification round, he fell back during the final and finished fifth,[1] the same position he had reached in the 2006 World Championships. He has four medals from ISSF World Cups: a bronze from Munich 2007, a gold from Beijing 2009, where he defeated Vijay Kumar by 0.1 point in the final, another bronze from Munich 2009, and the gold Fort Benning, Georgia where he won by 7 shots. He will not compete in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, following a suspension by the United States Center for SafeSport.
On the continental level, Sanderson has been successful in other events as well. At the Championship of the Americas held in Salinas, Puerto Rico in 2005, he won gold in 25 meter center-fire pistol and bronze in both 50 meter pistol and 25 meter standard pistol. He failed to place in rapid fire, but two years later, at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, he won the silver medal, defeated only by Cuba's Leuris Pupo.[2]
SafeSport Suspension[]
Sanderson was suspended indefinitely by USA Shooting for 17 violations of the Athlete Code of Conduct, and seven violations of the SafeSport policy.[3] In June 2021, the United States Center for SafeSport lifted a stay that would have (if not lifted) allowed him to compete for Team USA in the Tokyo Olympics.[4] He will not compete in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, following a suspension by the U.S. Center for SafeSport.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b Keith Sanderson. sports-reference.com
- ^ Sergeant First Class Keith Sanderson. army.mil
- ^ "USA Shooting reject claim Sanderson suspension due to Olympian's criticism of USOC". www.insidethegames.biz. March 16, 2018.
- ^ "SafeSport lifts stay that would have allowed athlete suspended for sexual misconduct compete for Team USA in Tokyo Olympics". June 1, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Olympic shooter Sanderson to miss Tokyo Olympics following suspension". WFTS. June 24, 2021.
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