Michael Voigt

Michael Paul Voigt (September 23, 1958 – March 24, 2018)[1] was president of the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) from 2000 to 2012.

Michael Voigt
Medal record
IPSC
Representing  United States
IPSC Handgun World Shoot
Bronze medal – third place 1993 BisleyOpen
Gold medal – first place 1999 CebuStandard
Silver medal – second place2002 PietersburgStandard
Bronze medal – third place2008 BaliModified
Silver medal – second place2011 RhodesModified
Gold medal – first place2014 FrostproofOpen Senior
IPSC US Handgun Championship
Gold medal – first place2012 FrostproofOpen Senior
Gold medal – first place2013 FrostproofOpen Senior
IPSC Pan-American Shotgun Championship
Gold medal – first place2010 KentuckyOpen

He later worked for Surefire LLC in the Suppressor R&D division, in addition to working with Safariland R&D.

Michael has won numerous world and national titles in handgun, shotgun, rifle, and multigun through over 30 years of competition. A few of these titles include the IPSC World Championship Individual titles 3 times, IPSC World Team Championship 7 times, IPSC Continental Shotgun 2 times, IPSC Continental handgun 2 times, International Tactical Rifle Championship 5 times and USPSA multi-gun 14 times.

Michael Voigt was influential in the formation of Strayer Voigt Inc and their line of Infinity Firearms of modular wide-frame 1911s, also called 2011s. Strayer-Voigt, Inc. was started in June 1994 when its founder Sandy Strayer left STI International Inc to form his own company, and then joined forces with Michael Voigt who contributed both as a professional shooter and gunsmith.

Michael died in 2018 from cancer.[2]

References
  1. "Michael Paul Voigt Obituary". Legacy. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. https://uspsa.org/announcement/576


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