Carrie Quigley

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Carrie Quigley
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1970-06-22) 22 June 1970 (age 53)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 50m Rifle Prone - Pair
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 50m Rifle Prone
Commonwealth Shooting Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Kualu Lumpur 50m Rifle 3 Positions Individual

Carolyn "Carrie" Quigley (born 22 June 1970 in Adelaide) is an Australian sport shooter. She was a gold medallist in the sport rifle prone pairs and silver medallist in the sport rifle prone events at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur [1] and placed 39th in the women's 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [2]

She won gold in the women's 50metre three-position rifle at the 1997 Commonwealth Shooting Championships. [3]

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References

  1. "Quigley, Carolyn". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. "Carrie Quigley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  3. "Canadian shooter wins gold". The StarPhoenix . Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Hollinger International. 28 November 1997. p. 25. In the women's small-bore sport rifle 3-position shooting, Australian Carrie Quigley won with 662.6, followed by Shirley McIntosh of Scotland with 661.6.