Rob Furlong
Military Person
1976 –
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Who is Rob Furlong?
Rob Furlong, is a former sniper with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, best known for holding the previous record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat, at 2,430 m. Furlong's shot, taken in the Shah-i-Kot Valley during Operation Anaconda in March 2002, exceeded the previous record set by his teammate Master-Corporal Arron Perry by 120 m. Furlong's record was surpassed in November 2009 by British sniper Craig Harrison who shot two Taliban fighters consecutively at a range of 2,475 m.
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- Born
- 1976
Fogo Island - Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Lived in
- Canada
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on July 23, 2013
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