Lanny Bassham

Lanny Robert Bassham (born January 2, 1947) is an American sports shooter who won a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and a silver medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Bassham was born in Comanche, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1969, where he participated in the ROTC program.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Lanny Bassham won the silver medal in the mixed 50 metre rifle three positions event. Between 1972 and 1978, Lanny Bassham won 22 world individual and team titles, setting 4 world records. He won the Olympic gold medal in the mixed 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

After the 1972 Olympics silver finish, Bassham sought classes in mental discipline under pressure. After failing to find such a seminar, Bassham created a system of mental control after interviewing Olympic gold medalists to discover their winning strategies. Bassham began to write books and teach courses in his methods under the name "Mental Management".

For the past 31 years, Lanny has provided "Mental Management" training programs to clients including PGA Tour golfers, Miss America finalists, CEOs, US Navy SEALs, SWAT teams, and the FBI.