GRAND AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL

The International Clay Target Championship was shot off of Western
wobble traps and allowed the shooter 2 shots per target. From 1967 to
1977 the shooting distance was 16 yards. The last three years of the
event the shooter stood at 20 yards. The championship lasted
for 14 years. Some years the ATA included a preliminary International event.
Leo Harrison III holds the individual record by winning three titles, all in a 
row between 1977 and 1979. No one else won it more than once. In 1971
the top three winning guns broke 100 straight, the only time this occurred.


Leo Harrison, three time International
Champion. Trap & Field photo.


Year Champion Score

Runner-up

Score

Third Place

Score
1980 Jerry Rache 98

(no trophy)

(champion)
1979 Leo Harrison III 95 Terry Zaplata  92 Bob Eichelberger 92
(gold)

(silver)

(bronze)
1978 Leo Harrison III 98 Storm Mitchell 98 Jerry Rache 96
(gold) (silver) (bronze)
1977 Leo Harrison III 100

              (no trophy)

(champion)
1976 Elgin Gates 100

               (no trophy)

(champion)
1975 Ken Stewart 100

(no trophy)

(champion)
1974 Francis Foster 98 Frank Little 98

(no trophy)

(champion) (high civilian)
1973 Alessandro Notari 100 Liano Rossini 99 Hugh Bowie 97
(champion) (high civilian) (high military)
1972 Elgin Gates 100 Phil Wright 100 Bob Green 100
(champion) (high civilian) (high military)
1971 Doug Elson 100 Elgin Gates 100 Ken Blasi 99
(champion) (high civilian) (high military)
1970 Ray Stafford 99 Frank Little 96 Ken Blasi 94
(champion) (high civilian) (high military)
1969 Steve Carmichael 100 Liano Rossini 100 Tom Garrigus 99
(champion) (high civilian) (high military)
1968 Chris Bishop 99 Doug Elson 98 Ken Reitz 98
(gold) (silver) (bronze)
1967 Gene Lumsden 100 Jim Beck 100 Billy Hicks 100
(gold) (silver) (bronze)