Voting to Select the 2008 U.S. Olympic ( HOF)
If you have never met Lones Wigger he is one hell of a guy
From an email i received
To all:
If you feel so inclined I would appreciate your support for the USOC Hall of Fame. It is now a popularity contest so it is highly unlikely that a shooter will ever be recognized. Hopefully it will be a start for our sport.
Thanks for the consideration,
Lones
Vote for USA Shooting's Lones Wigger for
2008 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Online Voting to Select the 2008 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class is Underway. Click here to vote for USA Shooting's Lones Wigger: http://www.usolympichalloffame.com/
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ( February 27, 2008) - The United States Olympic Committee today announced the finalists for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2008 and invites the public to vote online at http://www.usolympichalloffame.com/ to help determine who will comprise the next class of inductees.
USA Shooting's Lones W. Wigger, Jr. (Colorado Springs, Colo.) is among the 18 individual Olympian Hall of Fame finalists announced today by the USOC. Wigger, (70), whose career spanned 25 years, is a three-time Olympian, having competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico and the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where he won a combined two gold and one silver medals. In addition, he qualified for the 1980 Olympic Team.
Wigger also competed on five Pan American Games teams, where he won five silver and 13 gold medals. During his shooting career, Wigger won 111 medals and set 29 world records in international competition, more than any other shooter in the world. He is a member of the USA Shooting Hall of Fame and was also honored in 1996 by the USOC as a "Golden Olympian."
A retired Army Lt. Col., Wigger is a two-tour Vietnam Veteran and spent 25 years on active duty.
Log on to http://www.usolympichalloffame.com/ to vote once a day for Lones Wigger! Public voting continues through Friday, March 28.
From an email i received
To all:
If you feel so inclined I would appreciate your support for the USOC Hall of Fame. It is now a popularity contest so it is highly unlikely that a shooter will ever be recognized. Hopefully it will be a start for our sport.
Thanks for the consideration,
Lones
Vote for USA Shooting's Lones Wigger for
2008 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Online Voting to Select the 2008 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class is Underway. Click here to vote for USA Shooting's Lones Wigger: http://www.usolympichalloffame.com/
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ( February 27, 2008) - The United States Olympic Committee today announced the finalists for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2008 and invites the public to vote online at http://www.usolympichalloffame.com/ to help determine who will comprise the next class of inductees.
USA Shooting's Lones W. Wigger, Jr. (Colorado Springs, Colo.) is among the 18 individual Olympian Hall of Fame finalists announced today by the USOC. Wigger, (70), whose career spanned 25 years, is a three-time Olympian, having competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico and the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where he won a combined two gold and one silver medals. In addition, he qualified for the 1980 Olympic Team.
Wigger also competed on five Pan American Games teams, where he won five silver and 13 gold medals. During his shooting career, Wigger won 111 medals and set 29 world records in international competition, more than any other shooter in the world. He is a member of the USA Shooting Hall of Fame and was also honored in 1996 by the USOC as a "Golden Olympian."
A retired Army Lt. Col., Wigger is a two-tour Vietnam Veteran and spent 25 years on active duty.
Log on to http://www.usolympichalloffame.com/ to vote once a day for Lones Wigger! Public voting continues through Friday, March 28.
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