Andrea Benelli

{{Short description|Italian sport shooter (born 1960)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Andrea Benelli

| image = Andrea Benelli Athens 2004d.jpg

| caption = Benelli at the 2004 Olympics

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|6|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Florence, Italy

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| height = 173 cm

| weight = 80 kg

| nationality = Italian

| residence =

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| sport = Shooting

| event = Skeet

| club = Laterina Sporting Club{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/andrea-benelli-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012344/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/andrea-benelli-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Andrea Benelli}}

| retired =

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{ITA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 2004 Athens | Skeet individual}}

{{MedalBronze| 1996 Atlanta | Skeet individual}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1981 Tucuman|Skeet team}}

{{MedalGold|1986 Suhl|Skeet team}}

{{MedalGold|1987 Valencia|Skeet individual}}

{{MedalGold|1989 Montecatini|Skeet team}}

{{MedalGold|1990 Moscow|Skeet individual}}

{{MedalGold|1993 Barcelona|Skeet team}}

{{MedalGold|1994 Fagnano|Skeet team}}

{{MedalGold|1999 Tampere|Skeet team}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Zagreb|Skeet team}}

{{MedalSilver|1985 Montecatini|Skeet team}}

{{MedalSilver|1986 Suhl|Skeet individual}}

{{MedalSilver|1987 Valencia|Skeet team}}

{{MedalSilver|1995 Nicosia|Skeet team}}

{{MedalBronze|1999 Tamper|Skeet individual}}

{{MedalBronze|2003 Nicosia|Skeet team}}

{{MedalBronze|2005 Lonato|Skeet team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 2005 Almería | Skeet individual}}

}}

Andrea Benelli (born 28 June 1960) is a retired Italian skeet shooter. He competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and won a gold medal in 2004 and a bronze in 1996.{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BENELAND01 |title=Andrea Benelli |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824201630/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BENELAND01 |archivedate=24 August 2007 |website=databaseOlympics.com |accessdate=15 January 2008}} In 2004, he and Marko Kemppainen finished with 149 hits out of 150, but Kemppainen missed first in the shoot-off. Benelli also won the individual world title in 1987 and 1990, placing second in 1986, and third in 1999.{{cite web |url=http://sports123.com/sho/mw-sk.html |title=Shooting World Championships–Men: Skeet |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518024032/http://sports123.com/sho/mw-sk.html |archivedate=18 May 2011 |website=Sports123.com |accessdate=15 January 2008}} In 1996 he set two world records at 125/125 and 150/150.

Benelli owns and runs a Tourist Villa named Agriturismo Petrognano,[http://www.agriturismopetrognano.com Agriturismo Petrognano] located in Saint Ellero, Florence. It is a restored 18th-century farmhouse with a practice range behind it. His father Luciano was also a competitive shooter, who won the national title in 1977.