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Michael Diamond (sport shooter)

Michael Diamond, Australian shooter

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Born
May 20, 1972
Age in 2026
54
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1972

About Michael Diamond (sport shooter)

Michael Constantine Diamond, OAM is a professional target shooter from Australia. He held the world record in double trap, and held the final world record in trap between 2007 and 2008. Diamond won the trap event at the 2007 World Shotgun Championships. At the end of the qualification period, he was leading with an Olympic record of 125/125, but ended up finishing fourth overall, losing to Fehaid Aldeehani of Kuwait in a bronze Medal shoot-out.

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Michael Diamond (sport shooter) timeline

  1. He held the world record in double trap, and held the final world record in trap between 2007 and 2008.
  2. Diamond won the trap event at the 2007 World Shotgun Championships.

The world when Michael Diamond (sport shooter) was born

Michael Diamond (sport shooter) was born in 1972. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1972

  • #1 song"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack
  • Top movieThe Godfather
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookJonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMark Spitz wins 7 gold medals at Munich Olympics
  • Top headlineWatergate break-in begins Nixon's downfall
  • Technology milestoneAtari founded
  • Defining fadPong (first mainstream video game)
  • Notable inventionPong video game
  • World population3.85 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population209.9M

1972 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Michael Diamond (sport shooter)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19722026
Gas$0.36$3.45/gal
Average home$19,800$435,000
Average income$12,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population209.9M341 million

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