Penny Smith (sport shooter)

Penny Smith

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 30) Geelong, Australia [1]
Occupation	Lifeguard
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sports shooting
Club	Colac Clay Target Club
Coached by	John Maxwell
Medal record Women's shooting Representing   Australia Summer Olympics 2024 Paris Trap World Championships 2017 Moscow Mixed team trap 2023 Baku Team trap 2019 Lonato del Garda Mixed team trap 2022 Osijek Team trap

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

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]

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.

External links

• Penny Smith at ISSF
• Penny Smith at Olympics.com
• Penny Smith at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Penny Smith at Olympedia