Two Army marksmen earn 2016 U.S. Olympic Team seats

Two Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, or USAMU, are headed to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after earning automatic berths on the Olympic Team this month.

Sgt. 1st Class Michael McPhail, a 2012 Olympian won his seat for men's 50-meter prone rifle, and 2008 Olympic gold medalist Staff Sgt. Glenn Eller won his for men's double trap.

McPhail, who is the No. 1 men's 50-meter prone shooter in the world, won a gold medal--his third this year--and a U.S. Olympic Team berth, Sept. 3, at the 2015 International Shooting Sport Federation, or ISSF, World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol in Munich.

The nomination for the Olympic Team is McPhail's second bid for an Olympic medal. The Darlington, Wisconsin, native finished ninth in the men's 50-meter prone rifle event during the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

"I'm glad I shot well," McPhail said. "The goal was to make the Olympic Team."

McPhail said the Army provides many advantages for its athletes to ensure they succeed.

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