Jethro Dionisio
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Jethro Dionisio is a shooter
Olympic Trap
Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old...

 from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. Nicknamed The Jet he represented the country in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

. He is also a famous practical shooter, having won the country's nationals several times starting at the age of 16. At 18, he competed, and won the U.S. Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Competition(1990). He would go on and win two more times, 1992-1993. He is only 1 of 5 people, male and female, to have won the competition more than 2 times.

See also

  • Philippines at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Philippines at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    The Philippines competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Archery:Jasmin Figueroa entered the Olympics ranked outside the top 100 in the world, but pulled off a major upset in the opening round, just barely holding off #9 Natalia Valeeva...


  • Steel Challenge
    Steel Challenge
    The Steel Challenge is a speed shooting championship and governed by the Steel Challenge Shooting Association . The competition was founded by Mike Dalton and Mike Fichman. The targets, made of steel, range in size from 10" round plates to 18"x24" square plates...

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