- Michael Diamond (sport shooter)
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Medal record Men's shooting Olympic Games Gold 1996 Atlanta Trap Gold 2000 Sydney Trap Commonwealth Games Gold 1998 Kuala Lumpur Trap Gold 2002 Manchester Trap Gold 2002 Manchester Trap pairs Gold 2006 Melbourne Trap pairs Gold 2010 Delhi Trap pairs Silver 1998 Kuala Lumpur Trap pairs Silver 2002 Manchester Double trap pairs Silver 2010 Delhi Trap Michael Constantine Diamond, OAM (born 20 May 1972 in Goulburn, New South Wales)[1] is a professional target shooter from Australia. Mastering the shotgun, Diamond succeeded in winning the Olympic gold medal for trap both in Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000). He also holds the world record in double trap, and held the final world record in trap between 2007 and 2008. Diamond is of Greek heritage. In 1997, he changed his surname from Diamondopolous to Diamond.
He won the trap event at the 2007 World Shotgun Championships.
Olympic results
Event 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 Trap (mixed) 11th
147+46Not held Trap (men) Not held 
Gold
124+25 Gold
122+258th
1194th
119+23Double trap (men) Not held — 9th
135— — Records
Current world records held in double trap Men Qualification 148 
Vitaly Fokeev (RUS)March 3,2011 Concepcion (CHI) References
- ^ Toby Creswell and Samantha Trenoweth (2006). 1001 Australians You Should Know. Australia: Pluto Press. pp. 422. ISBN 1864033614, 9781864033618. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QqtinbjO0oEC&vq=rugby&source=gbs_navlinks_s.
Olympic champions in men's trap 1900: Roger de Barbarin • 1908: Walter Ewing • 1912: James Graham • 1920: Mark Arie • 1924: Gyula Halasy • 1952: George Genereux • 1956: Galliano Rossini • 1960: Ion Dumitrescu • 1964: Ennio Mattarelli • 1968: John Braithwaite • 1972: Angelo Scalzone • 1976: Donald Haldeman • 1980: Luciano Giovannetti • 1984: Luciano Giovannetti • 1988: Dmitry Monakov • 1992: Petr Hrdlička • 1996: Michael Diamond • 2000: Michael Diamond • 2004: Aleksei Alipov • 2008: David KosteleckýCategories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- Australian sport shooters
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- Shooters at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
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- Australian people of Greek descent
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- Trap and double trap shooters
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- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
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