U.S. Army Olympian Bio
Sergeant
Walton Glenn Eller III
Event: Shotgun Shooter
Home State: Georgia
Unit: U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Ga.
Full Biography
Sgt. Walton Glenn Eller III, a shotgun shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Ga., is the current Olympic champion in Men’s Double Trap, winning the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Eller, 29, joined the Army in 2006 and completed basic and infantry training at Fort Benning, Ga. He was assigned to the USAMU in January 2007.
Sgt. Eller began shooting at the age of 8 and has numerous marksmanship accomplishments. In addition to 2008, he was a U.S. Olympic team member in 2000 and 2004 and was named USA Shooting’s Athlete of the Year in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2008. He is a 5-time World Cup and National champion. He won the 2007 World Cup Final, as well as the 2003 Men’s Double Trap World Championship. He was a double medalist at the 1999 Junior Olympics and was the first American to win the British Open Sporting Clays Junior Championship. In 2009 he was named as the Military Marksmanship Association Soldier of the Year.
Sgt. Eller was earned two Army Accommodation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, U.S. International Distinguished Badge and Accessions Support Brigade Soldier of the Quarter, Third Quarter, fiscal year 2007.
Athletic Achievements
2012
First Place, Double Trap, Olympic Trials
2011
Gold Medal, Double Trap, Pan American Games, Mexico
Bronze Medal, Double Trap, World Championships
Bronze Medal, Double Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
Gold Medal, USAS Fall Selection
Fifth Place, Double Trap, World Cup Final
2010
Gold Medal, Double Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
First Place, Double Trap, USA Shooting Spring Selection Match, Fort Benning, Ga.
2009
Team Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Championships
Team World Record, Double Trap, World Championships
2008
Gold Medal, Double Trap, Olympics, Beijing, China
Silver Medal, Double Trap, World Cup, Beijing, China
Gold Medal, Double Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
USA Shooting Shooter of the Year
Military Marksmanship Association Soldier of the Year
2007
Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Cup Final, Belgrade, Serbia
Gold and Bronze Medals, Double Trap, Korea and Slovenia World Cups
2006
Team Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Championships
Gold Medal, Double Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
2005
Bronze Medal, Double Trap, World Cup Finals
Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Cup, Changwon, Korea
Gold and Bronze Medals, Double Trap, USA Shooting Fall and Spring Selection Matches
2004
17th Place, Double Trap, Olympics, Athens, Greece
Silver Medal, Double Trap, World Cup Finals
Gold and Silver Medals, Double Trap, First and Second Olympic Selection Matches
Silver Medal, Double Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
2003
Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Clay Target Championships
Team Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Championships
Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Cup, Grenada, Spain
Gold Medal, Double Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
2002
Gold Medal and Olympic Quota Slot, Double Trap, World Cup, Germany
Silver Medal, Double Trap, World Championships
Gold Medal, Double Trap, USA Shooting Fall Selection Match
Silver Medal, Double Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
2001
Gold Medals, Double Trap, World Cup Finals and Korea World Cup
Gold Medal, Double Trap, Championship of the Americas
Team Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Championships
2000
12th Place, Double Trap, Olympics, Sydney, Australia
Gold Medal, Double Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
1999
Gold Medal, Double Trap, and Silver Medal, Trap, Junior Olympics
Gold Medals, Men’s and Jr. Double Trap, and Silver Medal, Jr. Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
1998
Gold Medal, Double Trap, and Silver Medal, Trap, Junior Olympics
Silver Medals, Junior Trap and Double Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
1996
First American to Win the British Open Sporting Clays Junior Championship
News
- Marksmanship unit Soldiers ready to continue Olympic tradition
- After roller coaster ride, Soldiers excited to defend Olympic gold medals
- Army Marksmanship Unit shooter grabs last Olympic spot
- U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit rifle shooter to join fellow Soldiers at Olympics
- Eller earns fourth Olympic berth in double trap
- Shooter targets Olympic Trials after gold medal performance in Italy
Videos
Resources
- Warrior Transition Command: Paralympic Games 2012
- Schedule for World Class Athlete Program Olympians at London 2012 Olympics
- Schedule for Army Marksmanship Unit Olympians at London 2012 Olympics
- London 2012
- STAND-TO!: U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program
- The U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program
- The U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program on Twitter
- The U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program on YouTube
- The U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program on Flickr
- The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit
- The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit on Facebook
- The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit on Twitter
- The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit on YouTube
- Team USA
- Team USA on Facebook
- Team USA on Twitter
- U.S. Paralympics
- USA Shooting
- USA Shooting on Facebook
- USA Shooting on Twitter
- Army Strong Stories
- Defense.gov: 2012 Military Olympians
- Defense.gov: 2012 Military Paralympians