Launi Meili

American sport shooter (born 1963)

Launi Meili

Personal information

Full name

Launi Kay Meili

Born

June 4, 1963 (1963-06-04) (age 60)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.

Medal record

Women's shooting

Representing the United States
Olympic Games
	1992 Barcelona	50 m rifle 3 positions

Launi Kay Meili (born June 4, 1963 in Spokane, Washington)^[1] is an American sport shooter and Olympic champion from Cheney, Washington. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[2]

Following her Olympic career, she coached the all-woman University of Nebraska rifle team to the co-ed NCAA National Championship. In 2008, she was appointed rifle coach at the United States Air Force Academy.

Meili has been inducted into the USA Shooting Hall of fame.^[3]

Olympic results
Event	1988	1992
50 metre rifle three positions	7th 582+94.5	Gold 587+97.3
10 metre air rifle	6th 395+98.3	11th 391

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Launi Meili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
^ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Shooting". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
^ "Hall of Fame - Launi Meili". usashooting.org. Retrieved 3 September 2021.