Name Robert Vogel | Role Marksman | |
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Born 7 October 1981 (age 43) ( 1981-10-07 ) | ||
Field notes ep 13 competitive shooting with robert vogel not just a game
Robert "Bob" Gordon Vogel (born 7. October 1981) is a professional marksman, competition shooter, and National/World champion. He is the only Law Enforcement Officer ever to win World and National Championships in the Practical Pistol Disciplines of IPSC and USPSA.
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- Field notes ep 13 competitive shooting with robert vogel not just a game
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Robert was born and raised on a farm in rural Saint Mary's, Ohio where he became heavily involved in shooting, hunting and the outdoors from a very young age. After graduating high school in 2000 he went immediately into a 2-year Police Academy program. It was also at this time that he began competing in practical shooting competitions. At present, Robert is a 2-time world champion and 17-time national champion across 3 disciplines of practical and combat shooting. Besides this, he has been a Police Officer for over 10 years. Eight and a half of those years were spent as a full-time street cop while also being a member of the county's joint-department SWAT team. During that tenure he served as a firearm instructor for both the department and the SWAT team.
Vogel won the USPSA National Championship in the Production Division two years in a row (2008 and 2009). In 2011, he won the Limited-10 Division. He has also won two world championships in Production and Stock-Pistol Division. He is currently ranked as a Grand Master in four USPSA Divisions, and as a Distinguished Master in four IDPA Divisions.
In 2012, Vogel appeared as an expert in the fourth season of History Channel's Top Shot.