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Connie

Smotek

Olympian 1992, 2004

Athlete Bio#

Age

60

Hometown

Bryan

Shotgun National Team  
 
Date of Birth: 8/22/1964
Birthplace: Temple, TX
Hometown: Bryan, TX
Event(s): Skeet
 
Competition Highlights
  • 2007 Fall Selection silver medalist
  • 2007 National Championships silver medalist
  • 2006 World Championships, 6th place
  • 2006 National Championships silver medalist
  • 2006 World Cup USA gold medalist
  • 2005 World Cup Final bronze medalist
  • 2005 World Cup Korea, 4th place
  • 2004 Athens Olympic Games, 6th place
  • 2004 National Championships silver medalist
  • 2004 World Cup Brazil gold medalist
  • 2004 World Cup Greece, 7th
 
Personal

Connie was the first female member of the Brazos County 4-H Sportsman's Club in College Station, Texas in 1978. The club was the fist 4-H shooting sports club in the nation. She learned to shoot international style skeet at a training camp led by world and Olympic champions Dean Clark and Matt Dryke. Connie graduated from Texas A&M University in1986 with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science. She has worked for Texas A&M in the Department of Agricultural Economics since 1995.

 
Did You Know?

Beyond shooting, Connie was always active in sports. She participated in volleyball, basketball, track and cross country in high school. She also made time for recreational softball, while still shooting full time. On the road Connie is an avid reader, and likes to keep herself occupied with needle point work.

Olympic Experience
  • 2-time Olympian;
    • Olympic Games Athens 2004, 6th (Skeet - Women)
    • Olympic Games Barcelona 1992, 25th (Skeet - Open)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2007 – silver (Skeet - Team - Women), 21th (Skeet - Women)
  • Years of participation: Skeet - Team - Women 1982, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007; Skeet - Women 1986, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Medals: 11 (3 gold, 6 silver, 2 bronze)
    • Gold – 2006 (Skeet - Team - Women); 2003 (Skeet - Team - Women); 1995 (Skeet - Team - Women)
    • Silver – 2007 (Skeet - Team - Women); 1995 (Skeet - Women); 1994 (Skeet - Team - Women); 1989 (Skeet - Team - Women); 1983 (Skeet - Team - Women); 1982 (Skeet - Team - Women)
    • Bronze – 2005 (Skeet - Team - Women); 1986 (Skeet - Women)

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