U.S. Olympic Athletes

Michael Anti

Rifle National Team  
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Member in Men's Prone Rifle
2004 Olympic Silver Medalist
1992 & 2000 Olympian
 
Date of Birth: 8/2/1964
Birthplace: Orange, CA
Hometown: Winterville, NC
Event(s): Air Rifle, Three-Position Rifle, Prone Rifle
 
Competition Highlights
  • 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shooting (Smallbore), first place in Men's Prone Rifle, qualifying for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team
  • 2004 Olympian in men's prone rifle and Olympic silver medalist in 3 position rifle
  • 2000 Olympian in men's 3 position, 9th place
  • 1992 Olympian in men's 50m prone rifle, 15th place
  • 2007 World Cup Sydney 3 position champion
  • Finished first in men's prone and three-position at the 2004 National Championships.
  • Finished second in men's prone and 3x40 at the Final Olympic Team Trials, double-qualifying for the 2004 Olympic Team.
  • Was named a Member of the 2003 Pan Am Team, but gave it up so the U.S. could fill its quota slots.
  • 2003 men's prone National Champion.
  • And 2nd in 3x40 at the 2003 National Championships.
  • 2nd in men's 3x40 and 3rd in men's prone at the 2002 Fall Selection Match.
  • 4th at the 2002 World Championships in men's 3x40 and winner of a quota slot.
  • Team silver in men's 3x40 and 300m 3x40.
  • Silver medal in men's 3x40 at 2001 Championship of the Americas.
  • Bronze medalist at the 2002 National Championships in men's 3x40.
  • Silver medals in men's 3x40 and men's 50m prone at the 2001National Championships.
  • Silver medal in men's 3x40 at 2000 Munich World Cup Final.
  • Gold medalist in men's 3x40 at 2000 Atlanta World Cup.
  • 2000 National Championships silver medalist in men's 3x40.
  • Gold in 3x40 and silver in men's 50m prone at 1991 Pan American Games.
  • Two silver and one bronze in air, men's 3x40 and prone rifle at 1989 Championship of the Americas Games.
  • Member of the 1982 World Championships team.
 
Personal

Mike learned to shoot at a junior club when he was nine so he could hunt with his father, who was also the rifle coach for the Marine Corps and the Naval Academy. Mike went on to become a four-time All-American at West Virginia University, where he led the WVU rifle team to three NCAA Championships. He graduated with a B.S. in business from WVU and is now married with two boys.

 
Did You Know?

Mike is currently a Major in the U.S. Army. He joined the Army in January of 1988 and was stationed in Korea before being assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) at Fort Benning, Ga. as an international rifle shooter from 1991 to 1994. He was then stationed at Fort Hood, Texas and joined the USAMU again in 1998, where he remains presently.