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Lones Wigger (Lones Wesley Wigger Jr.) was born on 25 August, 1937 in Great Falls, Montana, U.S., is a shooter. Discover Lones Wigger's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?
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Lones Wesley Wigger Jr. |
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Age |
80 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
Born |
25 August 1937 |
Birthday |
25 August |
Birthplace |
Great Falls, Montana, U.S. |
Date of death |
(2017-12-14)Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
Died Place |
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
Nationality |
Montana |
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He is a member of famous shooter with the age 80 years old group.
Lones Wigger Height, Weight & Measurements
At 80 years old, Lones Wigger height
is 170 cm and Weight 82 kg.
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170 cm |
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82 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Lones Wigger Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Lones Wigger worth at the age of 80 years old? Lones Wigger’s income source is mostly from being a successful shooter. He is from Montana. We have estimated
Lones Wigger's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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Source of Income |
shooter |
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Timeline
Lones Wigger died in the evening of December 14, 2017 at his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado of complications from pancreatic cancer.
Wigger was on the United States Army Marksmanship Unit, and competed in international matches representing the United States for 20 years. He was inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in June 2008.
Lones Wigger's daughter, Deena Wigger, was on the 1988 Olympic air rifle squad. His son, Ron, served as the head rifle coach of the West Point rifle team for fourteen seasons. Under him, the team qualified for the championships in nine seasons, capturing the title in 2005, bronze in 2006 and silver for two years after that. His other son, Danny, is an accomplished Smallbore Rifle Prone Shooter.
Wigger is often regarded as having been the greatest competitive rifle shooter ever to have taken aim for the United States. He made every Olympic Shooting Team between 1968 and 1980, he held or co-held 27 world records – 14 team and 13 individual. He won 58 National Championships of almost every variety beginning in 1963. He was a member of 16 major U.S. international teams, starting with the 1963 Pan-American Games and his record includes: 22 World Championships (two individual, 20 team); seven Pan-American titles; 18 victories in the Championship of the Americas meet; 16 victories in the Council Internationale Sport du Militaire meet; and in those four meets, plus the Olympics, he won 108 medals.
Wigger was a member of the Olympic shooting team in 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1980. The 1964 effort resulted in a gold medal. He won the gold for the three position small-bore rifle with a score of 1164, and also won a silver medal for small-bore rifle, prone position with a score of 597. He ran the 23rd Infantry Division Sniper School in Vietnam in 1971, and won the gold medal for free rifle, 3 position, with a score of 1155 in 1972.
Lones Wesley Wigger Jr. (August 25, 1937, Great Falls, Montana – December 14, 2017, Colorado Springs, Colorado) was an American sports shooter. Wigger was a member of the United States Olympic team on three occasions, winning two Olympic Gold Medals. He also served in the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel.