Robert Vogel (marksman), Date of Birth

    

Robert Vogel (marksman)

sport shooter

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1981

Profession: sport shooter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Robert Vogel (marksman)

  • Robert "Bob" Gordon Vogel (born 7 October 1981) is a professional marksman, competition shooter, and National/World champion.
  • He is the only Law Enforcement Officer ever to win World and National Championships in the Practical Pistol Disciplines of IPSC and USPSA. Robert was born and raised on a farm in rural Saint Marys, Ohio where he became heavily involved in shooting, hunting and the outdoors from a very young age.
  • After graduating high school in 2000 he went immediately into a 2-year Police Academy program.
  • It was also at this time that he began competing in practical shooting competitions.
  • At present, Robert is a 2-time world champion and 17-time national champion across 3 disciplines of practical and combat shooting.
  • Besides this, he has been a Police Officer for over 10 years.
  • Eight and a half of those years were spent as a full-time street cop while also being a member of the county's joint-department SWAT team.
  • During that tenure he served as a firearm instructor for both the department and the SWAT team. Vogel won the USPSA National Championship in the Production Division two years in a row (2008 and 2009).
  • In 2011, he won the Limited-10 Division.
  • He has also won two world championships in Production and Stock-Pistol Division.
  • He is currently ranked as a Grand Master in four USPSA Divisions, and as a Distinguished Master in four IDPA Divisions. In 2012, Vogel appeared as an expert in the fourth season of History Channel's Top Shot.

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