Michael Angel Competes in President’s Hundred

Michael Angel is a Technical Services Superintendent at our Oaky Creek North Operation and has been with Glencore for 15 years. 

Beyond his day-to-day on site, Michael is a competitive pistol shooter and has just returned from the US with a prestigious title, never received by an Australian competitor before. Michael travelled to the US with three other Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) team members to compete in the NRA Precision Pistol Nationals as a team. 

He had no plans to compete in the President’s Hundred as he didn’t have the right pistol. This was until a US shooter, Chris Chism, expressed how impressed he was with Michael’s shooting and offered him his pistol to shoot in the President’s Match. 

Held annually in the United States as part of the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) National Matches, the President’s Pistol Match is open to both military and civilian competitors, with the top 100 competitors earning a place in the ‘President’s Hundred’ – an honour recognised across US military and shooting communities.

The match is similar to SSAA Target Pistol and considered quite challenging. When the scores were tallied, Michael had earned 91st place and a spot in the President’s Hundred – the first Australian to do so. 

“It felt so good,” Michael said. “To be fair, most Aussies hadn’t really looked at this match as something we could be competitive in. To shoot a score like that, with a borrowed gun, it was a huge surprise. 

“Everyone wants to be in the President’s Hundred. There are military teams, police teams, state teams, industry-sponsored teams and civilians all trying to get into the President’s Hundred. You don’t realise how big a deal it is in the USA until you see it taking pride of place on the left sleeve of military uniforms and of how much everyone wants to be on that list,” said Michael.

Congratulations Michael!