Bob Foth
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Robert James "Bob"•Foth |
| Used name | Bob•Foth |
| Born | 3 July 1958 in Buffalo, New York (USA) |
| Measurements | 178 cm / 70 kg |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Bob Foth shot rifle at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics, winning a silver medal in 1992 in small-bore 3 positions. Foth was an alternate in air rifle for the USA at the 1996 Olympics. Foth also competed several times at the World Championships. In the 1990s he began coaching sport shooting. In 2006 Foth was named to the USA Shooting staff as youth programs and coach development manager. In 2009 he was Paralympic coach and manager for US Shooting. In that position, he worked with both the National Rifle Association and the US Army Marksmanship Unit, helping with their programs for disabled shooters, and helping find possible shooters for Paralympic international competition.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Shooting | USA |
Bob Foth | |||
| Air Rifle, 10 metres, Men (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Shooting | USA |
Bob Foth | |||
| Air Rifle, 10 metres, Men (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (4–6–4 1987 Indianapolis SHO gold: small-bore rifle 3 positions team, silver: 10 m air rifle team, bronze: small-bore rifle 3 positions and 10 m air rifle; 1991 La Habana SHO gold: small-bore rifle standing, small-bore rifle 3 positions team and small-bore rifle prone team, silver: small-bore rifle 3 positions, small-bore rifle prone, 10 m air rifle, and 10 m air rifle team; 1995 Mar del Plata SHO silver: standard rifle 3 positions, bronze: small-bore rifle 3 positions and free rifle prone)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Shooting Championships (3–2–1 1986 Suhl silver: 10 m air rifle team; 1987 Budapest gold: 10 m air rifle team; 1990 Moskva silver: 50 m small-bore rifle 3 positions, bronze: 50 m small-bore rifle standing; 1994 Tolmezzo gold: 300 m standard rifle 3 positions team; 1998 Zaragoza gold: 300 m standard rifle 3 positions team)