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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
| Higher education | Trade - Plumber - Casey TAFE College: Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Fishing, camping, spending time with family. (vis.org.au, 28 Jul 2014) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | He first took up the sport under the guidance of his father Joe, who was also a shooter. An elbow injury he sustained playing basketball at age 16 forced Vella to concentrate on target shooting. |
General Interest | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (theroar.com.au, 07 Apr 2016) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Valeriy Timokhin [national] |
| Handedness | Right eye, right hand |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began shooting at age 13 at the Frankston Gun Club in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 1994 |
| Competing for | Australia |
| Tournament | World Cup Shooting |
| Location | Cyprus |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Business Owner, Coach |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "If you never have a dream, you never make a dream come true." (vis.org.au, 28 Jul 2014) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in trap at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 10 Sep 2015) |
| Most influential person in career | His family and friends (ausshooting.org, 17 Apr 2012) |
| Other information | BUSINESS OWNER In 2007 he set up a clay shooting facility for beginners, groups and corporate events called Oz Shooting. The business is based in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. (factc.com.au, 2016; rio2016.olympics.com.au, 10 Sep 2015; ozshooting.com.au, 15 Feb 2015 SPORT FIRST In 2003 he became the first shooter to be ranked world number one in trap and double trap at the same time. (maribyrnongweekly.com.au, 04 Jul 2012) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Family | Daughters Alessandra and Adriana |