USA SHOOTING AND WINCHESTER EXTEND PARTNERSHIP BEYOND 2012 OLYMPICS IN LONDON
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (January 20, 2009) - Big time competition calls for big time players, which is why the USA Shooting Shotgun Team and Winchester Ammunition will take on the world’s toughest competitors, together, for the next five years. Winchester® Ammunition has been the exclusive ammunition sponsor of the USA Shooting Shotgun Team since 1999, supporting the team in all major worldwide competitions.
“Winchester is honored to be the official ammunition of the USA Shooting Shotgun Team in competition and a supporter of their efforts in the community,” said Dick Hammett, President of Winchester Ammunition. “Extending this relationship beyond the London Olympics in 2012 speaks highly of our commitment to each other and toward promoting the shooting sports.”
In 2008, the USA Shooting Shotgun Team recorded the most medals won by any country—four—taking on the toughest competition in the world with Winchester AA ammunition. The medalists include Vincent Hancock (Eatonton, Ga.) – gold, Men’s Skeet; Glenn Eller (Katy, Texas) – gold, Men’s Double Trap; Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.) – silver, Women’s Skeet; Corey Cogdell (Eagle River, Alaska) – bronze, Women’s Trap.
“A partnership like we have with Winchester Ammunition is very special in this day and age,” said Buddy DuVall, Director of Marketing for USA Shooting. “Winchester’s constant support of our team helps us represent this great country in competitions all over the world. We are very proud to shoot Winchester ammunition.”
For more information about Winchester and its complete line of products, visit www.winchester.com. To receive more information about the U.S. Shooting Team, visit www.usashooting.org or contact Mary Beth Vorwerk, media and public relations manager, at 719.866.4896 or Marybeth.vorwerk@usashooting.org.
Winchester is Proud to be a Leader in the Shooting Sports
Winchester® Ammunition has been the exclusive ammunition sponsor of the USA Shooting Shotgun Team since 1999. Winchester is proud of the four shotgun shooting team athletes that brought home medals at the 2008 Olympic Games using AA Target loads. The mission of the USA Shooting organization is to prepare American athletes to win Olympic medals, promote the shooting sports throughout the United States and influence other shooters to become interested in international competitions. Winchester has taken the initiative to become a leader in advancing and supporting conservation, hunter education and our country's proud shooting sports heritage. To receive more information about the U.S. Shooting Team, visit www.usashooting.org.
USA SHOOTING AND WINCHESTER EXTEND PARTNERSHIP
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I believe that about 50 or 60 years ago, Winchester even made quality rimfire match ammunition (the old "Super Match Mark III")? Ah, the days of yore.
Alexander
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