Ahmed Al-Maktoum (sport shooter)

Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Hasher Al Maktoum (أحمد بن محمد بن حشر آل مكتوم)<ref name="FebAccept">Template:Cite news</ref> (born 31 December 1963 in DubaiTemplate:Citation needed) is an Emirati sports shooter who won the first ever Olympic medal for his country.<ref name="urlAl-Maktoum gearing up to defend his Olympic gold - Newindpress.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Sport career

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, he won the double trap event and finished fourth in the trap event.

At the 2005 ISSF World Cup, he won another gold medal in double trap.

He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did not reach the final in trap.<ref name="url">Template:Cite news</ref>

He subsequently began coaching young British shooter Peter Wilson, who would win the double trap event at the 2012 London Olympics.<ref name=BBC>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Sheikh Ahmed retired because he wanted to spend more time with his children, Eldest- Moza AlMaktoum, Mohammed AlMaktoum and youngest, Hamdan AlMaktoum.">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Olympic results
Event	2000	2004	2008
Trap	18th 111	4th 121+23	30th 110
Double trap	23rd 120	Template:Gold1 Gold 144+45	7th 136

External links

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