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'''Georgina Geikie''' (born 6 December 1984) is a British [[Sport shooting|sport shooter]], who will compete for Great Britain in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]. |
'''Georgina Geikie''' (born 6 December 1984) is a British [[Sport shooting|sport shooter]], who will compete for Great Britain in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Georgina Geikie (born 6 December 1984) is a British sport shooter, who will compete for Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
www.vollrath.moonfruit.com
Early life
Geikie was born on 6 December 1984 in Okehampton, Devon.[1] She is the great-great-great-granddaughter of Scottish geologist Sir Archibald Geikie, who travelled the world making maps in the late 19th century making as director general of the Geological Survey, and this has earnt her the nickname "Britain's Lara Croft".[2][3] She studied for a degree in Product Design at Cardiff University.[4]
Sports
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia, Geikie teamed up with Julia Lyndall to win the bronze medal in the women's 10 meters air pistol pairs behind gold medallists Dina Aspandiyarova and Lalita Yauhleuskaya of Australia and silver medallists Joseline Lee Yean Cheah and Bibiana Pei Chin Ng from Malaysia.[5][6]
At the 2010 Commonwealth Shooting Championships Geikie won four medals; two individual bronzes and a silver and bronze in team events.[7] She competed for England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India. Again partnered by Julia Lyndall, the pair repeated their result at the 2006 Games by winning a bronze medal in the women's 25 metre pistol pairs with a score of 1122 points.[8] Despite her medal Geikie lost her place as one of the six athletes funded by British Shooting with money provided by UK Sport following a bi-annual review of performances.[8]
At the 2011 European Shooting Championships in Belgrade, Greikie achieved the Olympic qualifying standard in the 25 metres pistol event earning Great Britain a second qualifying berth for the event in addition to their host nation place. Her score of 587 points meant she finished 13th out of the 48 competitors.[9]
Geikie was chosen to carry the Olympic Flame as it passed through Okehampton on 21 May as part of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay.[10] Geikie was selected as one of ten shooters to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She will compete in the women's 25 metres pistol event being held at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich.[11]
References
- ^ "Georgina Geikie". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ Smith, Hayden (14 August 2011). "'Britain's Lara Croft' Georgina Geikie sets sights on London 2012 Olympics". Metro. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Georgina Geikie profile". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ Landy, Josh (7 April 2011). "Shooting for gold: Olympic hopeful Geikie ready to fire at London 2012". The Mail Online. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "English shooters bag three golds". BBC Sport. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Shooting: pistol events". BBC Sport. 25 March 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Devon shooter Georgina Geikie wins four medals in India". BBC Sport. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Shooter Georgina Geikie upbeat despite funding cut". BBC Sport. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Devon's Georgina Geikie earns extra Olympic shooting place". BBC Sport. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Gorgs Geikie". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Ten Shooting Athletes Selected to Team GB". British Olympic Association. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.