Apr 12, 2024, 2:40 PM
Apr 12, 2024, 2:40 PM

40 years after competing in Los Angeles, the shooter from Venezuela returns to the Olympics

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40 years after competing in Los Angeles, Venezuelan shooter returns to the Olympics at age 60

Venezuelan trap shooter Leonel Martínez returns to the Olympics at age 60. He was only 20 when he took part in the Los Angeles Games in 1984. He says he's in better shape now, at 60, as he prepares to compete in Paris. It's the second-longest gap between appearances in two Olympics appearances in.

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40 years after competing in Los Angeles, Venezuelan shooter returns to the Olympics at age 60

Venezuelan trap shooter Leonel Martínez returns to the Olympics 40 years after competing in Los Angeles. Only Japanese dressage rider Hiroshi Hoketsu waited longer to return to the Games than Martínesz. Martísnez was planning to compete at the Seoul Games in 1988 but was absorbed with personal and business commitments.

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