Walter Ward Zobell, Jr. (born April 21, 1950) is an American sports shooter. He competed in the mixed trap event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. During his trap shooting career he won 4 medals in the World Shooting Championships and 2 gold medals in the Pan American Games. Walter served in the U.S. Army Reserve till 1998. He is a cattle rancher in Montana and has a degree in economics from Montana State University.
World Shooting Championships
Zobell has won 4 medals, 3 gold and 1 bronze in the ISSF World Shooting Championships from 1970 to 1978, specifically: A gold medal in team trap in 1970, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. A bronze medal in team trap in 1974 in Bern-Thun, Switzerland. A gold medal in team trap in 1975 in München, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (or Munich, West Germany). A gold medal in team trap in 1978 in Seoul, South Korea.
Pan American Games
Zobell has won 2 gold medals in the Pan American Games in 1975 and 1979.
University years
In 1978, Zobell earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Montana State University.
Olympics
Zobell scored 181 for 22nd place out of 70 Olympic contestants and only 11 points behind the 3 medal winners that all tied with a score of 192, in the mixed trap event at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, in Los Angeles, California, for Team USA.
Military service
Zobell served his country in the Army Reserves.
Career
What does a guy with an economics degree from MSU decide to do for a business career? Zobell decided to be a rancher.
Personal life
Zobell is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Further reading
Trials & Triumphs / Mormons in the Olympic Games by noted sportswriters Lee Benson and Doug Robinson, provides an in-depth look at the lives of twelve Mormon Olympians. It contains a complete listing and photographs of 64 Mormon Olympians, as well as a count of Olympic medals won by members of their church.