Elizabeth Koshy

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Elizabeth Koshy
Elizabeth Koshy at the 12th South Asian Games in 2016.jpg
Elizabeth Koshy at the 12th South Asian Games in 2016
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Susan Koshy
Nationality Indian
Born (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 30)
Kochi, Kerala, India
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Sport Shooting
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Kuwait City 50 m rifle 3 positions team
South Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Guwahati 10 m air rifle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Guwahati 10 m air rifle team

Elizabeth Susan Koshy, (born May 10, 1994) [2] is an Indian shooter from Kerala.

Career

Koshy made her international debut at the Junior meet in Germany in 2011 in which the Indian team was in sixth place. Koshy won five gold medals in Thiruvananthapuram at the State championship in the same year. [3] She won silver in the Asian Shooting Championships and represented India in the 2013 and 2014 World Cups. Koshy took part in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Koshy won gold in the 2015 National Games women's 50m Rifle Prone event, the first for Kerala. [4] [5] [6] She was coached by Haryana-based Satguru Dass from the navy. From Kochi, she was inspired to take up the sport on seeing a pre-National shooting championship during her childhood; she said that her grandfather was a hunter. She has taken part in prone, three-position and air rifle events but prefers three-position. [3]

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References

  1. "Glasgow 2014 - Elizabeth Susan Koshy Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. "Elizabeth Susan Koshy | SportingIndia". sportingindia.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 Rayan, Stan (16 June 2011). "Elizabeth Koshy sets sights on 2016 Rio Olympics". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. G, Sandip (4 February 2015). "TN, Kerala Spread Shooting Wings". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  5. "Koshy gifts Kerala first shooting medal in National Games history". The Times of India. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. "Elizabeth Koshy gifts Kerala first shooting medal in games history". Millenniumpost. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.