Matthew Coward-Holley

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Matthew Coward-Holley
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29)
Chelmsford, England
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
Sport Shooting
Event Trap
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Trap
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Lonato del Garda Team double trap
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lonato del Garda Trap
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Osijek Team trap
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Lonato del GardaTeam trap
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Mixed team trap
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Maribor Team double trap
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Lonato del Garda Team double trap
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Osijek Trap
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 OsijekMixed team trap
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Lonato del GardaDouble trap
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Larnaca Team trap

Matthew Coward-Holley (born 14 December 1994) [1] is a British sport shooter.

Coward-Holley was a promising rugby player as a teenager but two serious back injuries involving broken vertebrae ended his playing. In order to remain active, he turned to shooting, a sport he had done with his father between the ages of 8 and 12 before taking up rugby. [2]

He participated at the 2019 World Shotgun Championships, where he became the first Briton to win a world title in an individual Olympic shotgun discipline. [3] He went on to win two medals at the 2021 European Shooting Championships, including trap gold. [4]

He qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics, securing bronze in the men's trap. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Athlete Profiles | MATT COWARD-HOLLEY". British Shooting. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. "Broken back to GB Olympic medal favourite". 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "Coward-Holley crowned Olympic Trap world champion in Lonato". Eurosport. Sportsbeat. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. "European Shooting Championships: Matthew Coward-Holley & Charlotte Hollands win silver". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. "Matthew Coward-Holley leads British shooting team for Tokyo 2020". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  6. "Coward-Holley wins shooting bronze" via www.bbc.co.uk.