Well, the Greeks developed the Olympics and it is pretty simple to look up the definition of an athlete. Hmmmm.... comes from the Greeks... "to contend for a prize", "contest". At some point the committee decided that trap shooting fit's the bill. There is no doubt in my mind that the pig RO'D could compete in either event... and would do poorly in each case. Lots of people 'never finish' during the games.
My best wishes to all of the U.S.A athletes.