Olympic Men's Team Spotlight - John Bickar
John Bickar
Pistol National Team
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Personal Specs
Date of Birth: 4/24/1977
Birthplace: Canton, OH
Hometown: Canton, OH
Resides: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Event(s): Air Pistol, 25m Rapid Fire
Performance Short List
Finished first in men’s center fire and standard pistol and second in men’s rapid fire pistol at the 2005 and 2006 USAS National Championships
Won the Bronze medal in men’s air pistol at the 2003 Pan American Games.
Finished seventh in center fire pistol and 11th in standard pistol at the 2002 World Championships in Lahti, Finland.
Sights On Beijing
Personal
This soccer enthusiast graduated in 1999 from University of Virginia with a degree in architecture, and a MBA from Harvard in 2006. He just recently moved back to Colorado Springs, to become a resident athlete at the Olympic Training Center.
Pistol National Team
Personal Specs
Date of Birth: 4/24/1977
Birthplace: Canton, OH
Hometown: Canton, OH
Resides: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Event(s): Air Pistol, 25m Rapid Fire
Performance Short List
Finished first in men’s center fire and standard pistol and second in men’s rapid fire pistol at the 2005 and 2006 USAS National Championships
Won the Bronze medal in men’s air pistol at the 2003 Pan American Games.
Finished seventh in center fire pistol and 11th in standard pistol at the 2002 World Championships in Lahti, Finland.
Sights On Beijing
Personal
This soccer enthusiast graduated in 1999 from University of Virginia with a degree in architecture, and a MBA from Harvard in 2006. He just recently moved back to Colorado Springs, to become a resident athlete at the Olympic Training Center.
