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Arnold Riegger

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Arnold Riegger
Personal information
Born(1920-07-08)July 8, 1920
Bothell, Washington, U.S.
DiedJuly 6, 1996(1996-07-06) (aged 75)
Battle Ground, Washington, U.S.
Sport
SportSports shooting

Arnold Riegger (July 8, 1920 – July 6, 1996) was an American sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]

Riegger was born in Bothell, Washington, and grew up in the small town of Ryderwood, Washington. He won three national championships in trap shooting and was inducted into the Amateur Trapshooting Hall of Fame in 1975. Riegger died on July 6, 1996, shortly before his 76th birthday, in Battle Ground, Washington.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arnold Riegger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Pisapia, John (July 8, 1996). "The stuff of legend". The Daily News. p. B1. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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