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Ray Bassil
Personal information
Birth nameRay Jacques Bassil
NationalityLebanese
Born (1988-10-20) October 20, 1988 (age 35)
Dlebta, Lebanon
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country Lebanon
SportShooting
EventTrap
Turned pro2006
Coached byDanielle Di Spignio
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals• London Olympics, 2012: 18th Place • Rio de Janeiro Olympics, 2016: 14th Place
Regional finals• Open Championship of the Union CIS, Kazakhstan 2010: Medalist
Highest world rankingRanked 1st in 2016
Medal record
Achievements
ISSF World Cup Championships
Bronze medal – third place Nicosia 2007
Gold medal – first place Nicosia 2016
Silver medal – second place Rio de Janeiro 2016
Silver medal – second place Baku 2016
Regional finals
Gold medal – first place Pan Arab Games Algeria 2004
Silver medal – second place 4th Islamic Countries Championship Iran 2005
Gold medal – first place King Hassan 6th Tournament Morocco 2006
Gold medal – first place Pan Arab Games Egypt 2007
Silver medal – second place Asian championship Kazakhstan 2009
Silver medal – second place Pan Arab Games Qatar 2011
Silver medal – second place Arab championship Morocco 2011
Bronze medal – third place Asian championship 2012
Silver medal – second place Arab championship Kuwait 2012
Bronze medal – third place Kuwait Grand Prix 2014
Gold medal – first place Arab championship Morocco 2015
Silver medal – second place Asian championship Kuwait 2015
National finals
Silver medal – second place Lebanese Arab Games 2010
Updated on 26 August 2017

Ray Jacques Bassil (born 20 October 1988) is a Lebanese trapshooter. She has won an ISSF World Cup event and the gold medal at the 2015 Arab Shooting Championship. She has also twice represented Lebanon at Olympic Games.

Sporting career

In 2007 she was the bronze medalist at the Junior ISSF World Championship, held in Nicosia, Cyprus.[1]

She represented Lebanon at the 2012 Olympic Games in London,[2] and at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro where she finished 14th.

In 2015, she won the gold medal at the Arab Shooting Championship in Morocco.

In 2016, she won the gold medal at the ISSF World Cup that was held in Nicosia, Cyprus.[1] The event was held at the same range as the one at which she had won the Junior World bronze.[1]

Early life

She was encouraged to participate in sports shooting by her father, Jack Bassil. Ray started trap-shooting at the age of eight of age.

Ray started her professional competitive career at the age of 16 before considering her educational path.

Despite being a graduate and holder of a bachelor’s degree in food and beverage management from a top ranking Lebanese University – NDU, Ray still decided to continue her career with the sport.

She was first woman to win three consecutive World Cup Championship medals, 1 Gold and 2 Silver in 2016.[citation needed]

Ray is now focusing on winning the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics for Lebanon.

Awards and recognition

Ray Bassil has been chosen as one of the 60 Inspiring Lebanese to be portrayed in the book Those Who Inspire Lebanon, published in June 2018 by the publishing house Those Who Inspire Ltd.[3]

See also

ISSF Athlete Profile[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lebanon's Trap shooter Bassil secures first world cup gold in career in Nicosia". ISSF. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  2. ^ "La composition de la délégation libanaise aux JO de Londres 2012 dévoilée | Sports Liban | L'Orient-Le Jour". Lorientlejour.com. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  3. ^ "Ray Bassil". thosewhoinspire.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. ^ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
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