Penny Smith (sport shooter)

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Penny Smith
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 29)
Geelong, Australia [1]
Sport
Sport Sports shooting
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympics
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Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Trap
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Moscow Mixed team trap
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Baku Team trap
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lonato del Garda Mixed team trap
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Osijek Team trap

Penny Smith (born 21 April 1995) is an Australian sports shooter. [2]

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Career

Smith competed in the women's trap event and also the team event with Thomas Grice at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3] She did not score sufficient points in either event to advance past qualification. [4] [5]

3 years later, Smith competed in the women's trap event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Smith finished the qualification round in a three-way tie for sixth, but won a shoot-off to progress to the final. Smith won her first Olympic medal by coming third to claim the bronze. [6]

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References

  1. "Penny Smith". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "Penny Smith". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. "Shooting - Qualification - Day 1 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. "2020 Olympics". www.theroar.com.au. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. "Shooting, Trap Women's Final Results". Paris 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.