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USA Shooting Team to Continue Shooting Winchester Ammunition Through 2017
The USA Shooting Shotgun
Team will continue to use Win- chester® Ammunition through 2017,
both companies an-
nounced recently. A USA Shoot- ing Team sponsor since 1999, the new agreement ensures the World’s best shotgun team will compete using the ammunition of an industry icon.
The sole ammunition pro- vider of the USA Shooting Shot- gun Team for the past 15 years, Winchester has helped lead America’s shooting team to nine Olympic medals including fi ve gold, one silver and three bronze. In 10 World Championships as a sponsor, the USA Shooting Team has amassed 93 total medals, including 41 gold while also win- ning 82 World Cup medals dur- ing that span.
“Ensuring the continued sup-
port of a true legendary Ameri- can brand like Winchester is a major victory for our athletes in their pursuit of excellence,” said USA Shooting Team Foundation Executive Director Buddy DuVall. “Our athletes’ ability hinges on the opportunity to practice and compete and to do so knowing that they are loading their guns with a premium shell. With Rio in Sight, we look forward to foster- ing an even stronger partnership with Winchester in the future to raise the profi le of the world’s best shotgun team.” Winchester has sponsored Olympic legend Kim Rhode throughout her storied career and helped her become the only U.S. Olympian competing in an individual sport to win fi ve Olym-
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said Rhode, the fi rst U.S. Olym- pian competing in an individual sport to win fi ve Olympic med- als in fi ve consecutive Olym- pic Games. “The one constant during that span, however, has been the trust and confi dence of knowing I’m competing with the world’s best ammo. Winchester has been by my side during this incredible journey, and I’m glad to know that my teammates and I can trust our Winchester AA’s to carry us to greater success in the future.”
In four years of preparation for London, Winchester support- ed the USA Shooting Shotgun Team with almost three million rounds of Winchester® AA® am- munition. To put that in perspec- tive, 3 million rounds of AA am- munition weighs about 230,000 pounds – about the same as 60 standard-sized cars.Over the life of their partnership, they’ve provided in excess of 8 million rounds. With a company heritage dat-
pic medals in fi ve consecutive Olympic Games. Winchester® Ammunition honored that success by featur- ing Rhode on a commemora- tive box of legendary AA® target loads alongside historical fi gures such as John Wayne, Teddy Roo-
USA Shooting News | March 2014
sevelt and Oliver F. Winchester as the lone individuals to be fea- tured on Winchester Ammunition boxes.
“Since Winchester became
our offi cial partner 15 years ago, a lot has changed with my sport as well as me as a person,”
ing back to 1866, Winchester Ammunition was there for the taming of the American West, the Allied Forces’ victory in World War II and through the years, millions of fond memories made in the great outdoors and at the range. To learn more about Winchester, visit
Winchester.com or connect with Winchester at Facebook. com/WinchesterOffi cial.
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