Daryl Szarenski
Pistol National Team
Three-Time U.S. Olympian
 
Date of Birth: 3/14/1968
Birthplace: Saginaw, Mich.
Hometown: Saginaw, Mich.
Event(s): 25m Rapid Fire, 50m Free Pistol
 
Competition Highlights
  • 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shooting (Smallbore), second place in Men's Free Pistol, qualifying for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team
  • 2008 Beijing World Cup (Olympic Test Event) bronze medalist in free pistol
  • 2007 Pan American Games silver medalist in free
  • 2004 Olympian in men's air (13th place) and free pistol (15th place)
  • 2000 Olympian in 50m free pistol (25th place)
  • Finished first at the Final Olympic Team Selection Match in men's air, winning a spot o-n the 2004 Olympic Team.
  • Gold medallist in free pistol at the 2003 Pan Am Games.
  • 2003 free pistol National Champion.
  • 2nd in air pistol at the 2003 National Championships.
  • 1st in air pistol and 3rd in free pistol at the 2003 Spring Selection Match.
  • 1st in Free Pistol and 2nd in air pistol at the 2002 Fall Selection Match.
  • Member of the 2002 World Championship team for free, air, center fire, and standard pistol.
  • 2002 free pistol National Champion.
  • Quota place winner in air pistol at the 2002 World Championships.
  • 2002 Bronze medalist at the National Championships in air pistol and center-fire pistol.
  • 2001 silver air pistol, silver center fire, and silver standard pistol at Championship of the Americas.
  • 2000 National Championships gold in 50m free pistol.
  • Competed in 2000 Munich World Cup Final in air pistol.
  • 1999 gold and Olympic country quota slot in air pistol, silver in free pistol at Pan American Games.
  • Gold in free pistol at 1999 National Championships.
  • 1998 4th place and quota slot in free pistol at World Championships.
  • Gold in air pistol, silver in free pistol at 1998 National Championships.
  • 1997 and 1998 USA Shooting male pistol athlete of the year.
  • Competed at 1995 Pan American Games.
  • Gold medal in free pistol and silver in air at 1995 National Championships.
  • Gold in air and silver in free at 1994 National Championships.
  • Gold medalist in air pistol and silver medalist in free at 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival.
  • Silver medal in air pistol at 1993 National Championships.
  • Competed on two additional World Cup teams: 1993, 1995.
  • Three-time All-American for air and free pistol 1989-1991.
  • 1989 All-American rifle shooter.
 
Personal

Daryl began shooting in 1979 when his father enrolled him in a junior shooting program. He studied industrial technology at Tennessee Tech University on a rifle scholarship, where he was a member of both the pistol and rifle teams. His brother Dan was an All-American rifle shooter at West Point from 1976-79. Daryl continued his course of study at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI. His hobbies include fishing. He is married to Amy, a former member of the national pistol team as well.

 
Did You Know?

Veteran pistol shooter Daryl Szarenski, a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, is a two-time Olympian who recently claimed the bronze medal at the “Good Luck Beijing” 2008 ISSF World Cup, which was the first World Cup medal won by a U.S. shooter in Men’s Free Pistol since 2000. Daryl was the 2003 Pan American Games Champion in free pistol and won the silver at the 2007 Pan Am Games.


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