Laetisha Scanlan

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Laetisha Scanlan
Personal information
NicknameTeash
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1990-04-13) 13 April 1990 (age 33)
Melbourne, Australia
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
Sport Sport shooter
EventWomen's Trap (Olympic)
Coached byAdam Vella
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lonato del Garda Mixed trap pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Baku Trap team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Lima Trap team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Osijek Trap team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 OsijekMixed trap pairs
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Delhi Trap pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Trap
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Trap
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Brisbane Trap
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 DelhiTrap pairs
Oceanian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 SydneyTrap
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 BrisbaneTrap
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 SydneyTrap
Updated on 15 July 2019.

Laetisha Scanlan (born 13 April 1990) is an Australian sport shooter. [1] She competed in the women's trap event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal, she later went on to win gold in the same event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast.

Scanlan competed in the women's trap event and also the team event with James Willett at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She just missed out on securing a first Olympic medal by finishing in fourth place of the women's trap event. [2] Detailed results.

Laetisha started shooting in 2005 at Frankston Australia Gun Club in Victoria, Australia. She has been a part of the Australian team since 2007 and competed in her first overseas competition that same year, in Nicosia.

She attended secondary school at St Margaret's School, Melbourne and later Haileybury.

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  2. "2020 Olympics". www.theroar.com.au. Retrieved 29 March 2022.