Matt Dryke
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Matthew Alexander "Matt"•Dryke |
| Used name | Matt•Dryke |
| Born | 21 August 1958 in Port Angeles, Washington (USA) |
| Measurements | 183 cm / 75 kg |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
A skeet shooter, Matt Dryke competed at three Olympics (1984-92), highlighted by his 1984 gold medal. Dryke shot with the US Army Marksmanship Unit from 1978-87. He was a two-time World Champion, winning in 1983 and 1986, and a nine-time US Champion. At the Pan American Games Dryke won gold medals in 1983 and 1987 and a silver medal in 1979. He was gold medalist at the Championships of the Americas in 1981 and 1985.
Dryke learned shooting at his father’s range, the Sunnydell Shooting Grounds. Chuck Dryke started it as a place to train hunting dogs but later converted it to a trap, skeet, and shooting clays range. As a child, Matt used to show off by shooting targets while riding a unicycle. Dryke took over from his father running the range, where he also gives private lessons.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Shooting | USA |
Matt Dryke | |||
| Skeet, Open (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Shooting | USA |
Matt Dryke | |||
| Skeet, Open (Olympic) | 24 | |||||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Shooting | USA |
Matt Dryke | |||
| Skeet, Open (Olympic) | 6 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (5–1–0 1979 San Juan SHO gold: skeet team, silver: skeet; 1983 Caracas SHO gold: skeet and skeet team; 1987 Indianapolis SHO gold: skeet and skeet team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Shooting Championships (5–1–0 1979 Montecatini Terme gold: skeet team; 1982 Caracas gold: skeet team; 1983 Edmonton gold: skeet and skeet team; 1986 Suhl gold: skeet; 1987 Valencia silver: skeet)