Sgt. 1st Class Glenn Eller was born in Katy, Texas, and graduated from James E. Taylor High School in 2000. He continued his education at Auburn University of Auburn, Alabama, and the University of Houston of Houston, Texas. He joined the Army in 2006 and completed basic and infantry training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was assigned to the USAMU and the shotgun team in January 2007 as a shooter/instructor.
Eller has a distinguished shooting career and is one of a handful of shooters who has won a gold medal at every major international stage in Men’s Double Trap. He won a
gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has competed in five Olympic Games. He has also won gold medals at the World Championships (2), World Cup Final (2),
World Cup (6), Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas in addition to seven U.S. National titles. In 2016, Eller won a bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro World Cup and finished 14th at the Olympic Games. He was named USA Shooting’s Athlete of the Year in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008 and 2013. In 2012, Eller deployed to Afghanistan with the USAMU as a marksmanship instructor.
Eller has graduated from Maneuver Senior Leader Course, Advanced Leader Course, Warrior Leader Course, Comprehensive Soldier Fitness, Advanced Situational
Awareness Course, and Combat Life Saver.
Competitive Shooting Awards
2020
• Gold Medal, Men’s Trap, Maple Leaf Championships
• Bronze Medal, Men’s Trap,
• USA Shooting Spring Selection Match
• Silver Medal, Men’s Trap, USA Shooting National Championship
2019
• Silver Medal, Mixed Team Trap, World Cup Al Ain
• Silver Medal, Mixed Team Trap,
• USA Shooting National Championships
• Gold Medal, Mixed Team Trap, Spring Selection Match
• Gold Medal, Men’s Trap, Fort Benning Open
• Gold Medal, Mixed Team Trap, Fall Selection Match
2018
• 6th place World Championships Men’s Trap in Changwon, Korea
• Bronze medal CAT Games Men’s Trap Guadalajara, Mexico
• Gold Medal, Mixed Team Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
• Gold Medal, Men’s Trap,
• USA Shooting Summer Selection match
2017
• Gold Medal Maple Leaf Trap Competition
• Bronze USAS National Championships
2016
• Bronze Medal, Double Trap,
• World Cup Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 14th Place Olympic Games Rio
2015
• Automatic double trap seat on 2016 U.S. Olympic Shooting Team
• 6th Place at World Cup Mexico
• 4th Place at Pan Am Games, Toronto
• Gold at World Cup Munich
• Gold Medal at National Championships
• Team Gold at World Championships in Granada, Spain
• 5th Place at World Cup Finals in Gabala, Azerbaijan
2013
• 5th Place World Cup Al Ain
• Gold Medal at World Championships, Lima, Peru
• Silver Medal at World Championships, Abu Dhabi
2012
• 4th Place at World Cup London
• 23rd Place Olympic Games
2011
• Gold Medal, Double Trap, Pan American Games, Mexico
• Bronze Medal, Double Trap, World Championships
• Bronze Medal, Double Trap,
• USA Shooting National Championships
• Gold Medal, USAS Fall Selection
• Fifth place, Double Trap, World Cup Final
2010
• Gold Medal, Double Trap,
• USA Shooting National Championships
• 1st Place, Double Trap, USA Shooting Spring Selection Match, Fort Benning
2009
• Team Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Championships
• Team World Record, Double Trap, World Championships
2008
• Gold Medal, Double Trap, Olympics, Beijing, China
• Silver Medal, Double Trap, World Cup, Beijing, China
• Gold Medal, Double Trap,
• USA Shooting National Championships
• USA Shooting Shooter of the Year
• Military Marksmanship Association Soldier of the Year
2007
• Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Cup Final, Belgrade, Serbia
• Gold & Bronze Medals, Double Trap, Korea & Slovenia World Cups
2006
• Team Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Championships
• Gold Medal, Double Trap USA Shooting National Championships
2005
• Bronze Medal, Double Trap, World Cup Finals
• Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Cup, Changwon, Korea
• Gold & Bronze Medals, Double Trap, USA Shooting Fall & Spring Selection Matches
2004
• 17th Place, Double Trap, Olympics, Athens, Greece
• Silver Medal, Double Trap, World Cup Finals
• Gold & Silver Medals, Double Trap, 2003
• Gold Medal, Double Trap,
• World Clay Target Championships
• Team Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Championships
• Gold Medal, Double Trap,
• World Cup, Grenada, Spain
• Gold Medal, Double Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
2002
• Gold Medal & Olympic Quota Slot, Double Trap, World Cup, Germany
• Silver Medal, Double Trap, World Championships
• Gold Medal, Double Trap, USA Shooting Fall Selection Match
• Silver Medal, Double Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
2001
• Gold Medals, Double Trap, World Cup Finals & Korea World Cup
• Gold Medal, Double Trap, Championship of the Americas
• Team Gold Medal, Double Trap, World Championships
2000
• 12th Place, Double Trap, Olympics, Sydney, Australia
• Gold Medal, Double Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
1999
• Gold Medal, Double Trap, & Silver Medal, Trap, Junior Olympics
• Gold Medals, Men’s & Jr. Double Trap, & Silver Medal, Jr. Trap,
USA Shooting National Championships
1998
• Gold Medal, Double Trap, & Silver Medal, Trap, Junior Olympics
• Silver Medals, Junior Trap & Double Trap, USA Shooting National Championships
1996
• 1st American to Win the British Open Sporting Clays Junior Championship
Awards and Decorations
• National Defense Service Medal
• Meritorious Service Medal
• Army Accommodation Medal (3)
• Army Achievement Medal (2)
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
• Army Service Ribbon
• U.S. International Distinguished Badge
• Accessions Support Brigade Soldier of the Quarter, Third Quarter, Fiscal Year 2007