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Paralympic Shooting
"Would you heckle a man holding a loaded gun?"
The once-Mohicaned marksman shot to fame after grabbing gold at the Bejiing Paralympic Games and is aiming for more success at London 2012
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The athletes: Matt Skelhon
Meet Matt Skelhon
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Q&A
How realistic are the shooting and gun scenes at the movies?
"Some of them aren't too bad actually. The ones I really hate are when someone gets shot and flies 10ft in the air. It's just not going to happen in real life."
What's the funniest thing you've ever seen on a shooting range?
"I was shooting in Turkey last year when someone further down the indoor range accidentally pulled their trigger when the gun was pointing in the air. The pellet ricocheted off a wall, then the ceiling and then hit someone in the crowd. All I could hear was ping, ping and then a loud ouch. It's OK to laugh because the spectator wasn't badly hurt."
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Career highlights
Medals
IPC World Championship 2010: 2 Silvers and bronze
Polish Open 2009: Gold and silver
Wheelpower National Shooting Championships: 4 Silvers
Bejiing Paralympic Games 2008: Gold
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