Sheree Cox

Sheree Cox

Personal information
Birth name	Sheree Cox
Born	(1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 34) [1] Ashford, England
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Spouse	David Phelps
Website	podiumtherapies.co.uk
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Shooting
Events	10 metre air rifle 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle prone
Club	Heston & Hounslow Rifle Club
Retired	2016
Medal record Women's shooting Representing  Great Britain European Junior Shooting Championships 2008 Plzeň 50m Rifle Prone Team Representing  England Commonwealth Shooting Championships 2010 Delhi 10m Air Rifle Team Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 Pune 50m Rifle 3-Position 2008 Pune 50m Rifle Prone

Sheree Cox (born 16 July 1990), later known by her married name Sheree Phelps is a female British sports shooter who won medals at the European Junior Shooting Championships and Commonwealth Youth Games, as well as representing England at two Commonwealth Games.

Personal life

Sheree Cox was born in Ashford, Middlesex in 1990. Coming from a family of target shooters, ^[2] she learned to shoot at Heston & Hounslow Rifle Club. She married fellow GB target shooter David Phelps in 2014. ^{[3] [4]}

Sporting career

In 2008 Cox was selected to represent England at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India where she won gold in the women's 50m 3-position rifle and bronze in the prone rifle event. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]} She was then selected to the GB squad to the European Junior Championships in Plzeň where she won a silver medal with Kay Copland and Nikki Sammels in the 50-metre Prone Rifle team event. ^[10]

In January 2009 she competed at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, winning silver in the 50m 3-position rifle event. ^[11] She went on to win three golds and set a British Junior Record for air rifle at the 2009 InterShoot meeting in the Netherlands. ^[11]

Cox was selected to represent England in 10metre air rifle at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. ^[12] At the Commonwealth Shooting Championships ahead of the Games, she won a bronze medal in the Women's Air Rifle Team event.

She was selected again for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. ^{[13] [14] [15]} She placed 15th in the Women's 10m Air Rifle event and 16th in the 50metre Three-Position event. ^[16]

Post-Sporting Career

Following the 2014 Glasgow Games, Cox trained in sports massage, practicing in South Wales. ^{[17] [18]}

References

1. "ISSF Athlete Profile". International Shooting Sport Federation . Retrieved 15 November 2023.
2. Clive Youlton (16 February 2012). "Sheree Cox shoots for Olympics squad spot". SurreyLive. Reach. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2023. On the Jaguar Rising Star programme, Cox represents the fourth generation of her family to compete in the British squad.
3. Jenny Stanton (30 August 2014). "Commonwealth shooters on target as they tie the knot". SurreyLive. Reach. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
4. "Sporting couple prepare for biggest day of professional and personal lives". ITV News. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
5. "Huckle completes his hat-trick in Pune". Inside the Games . Dunsar Media. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
6. "Home Countries start medals charge in Pune". Inside the Games . Dunsar Media. 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
7. "Shooters bag two more medals in CYG". The Times of India . 14 October 2008. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
8. Tim Street (25 April 2014). "Hounslow shooter bags Commonwealth Games place". MyLondon. Reach. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
9. "The Jaguar Academy Of Sport Announces Its Inaugural Bursary Awards". Jaguar Media Newsroom. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024. Sheree has been shooting for the past 7 years. She quickly joined the GB Junior rifle squad and gained her first major selection at the 2008 Commonwealth games where she brought back two medals. She has also won a Silver Medal at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympics.
10. "European Silver for Junior Women's Prone Team". British Shooting News. British Shooting. 10 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
11. "SHOOTING Sheree's a real sharp-shooter". My London. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
12. "Commonwealth Games 2010 Team". Team England. Commonwealth Games England. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
13. Clive Youlton (18 June 2014). "Cox gets a shot at Commonwealth Games glory". SurreyLive. Reach. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
14. "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: England's team". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
15. "Commonwealth Games 2014 Team". Team England. Commonwealth Games England. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
16. "Glasgow 2014 – Sheree Cox Profile". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
17. Jack Davies (11 August 2016). "Commonwealth Athlete to Open Massage Therapy Clinic in Tongwynlais". Tongwynlais.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
18. "About". Podium Therapies. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

External links

• Sheree Cox at the International Shooting Sport Federation