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Lynda Kiejko

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Lynda Kiejko
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's Pistol shooting
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 25m pistol


Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 10 metre air pistol pairs

Lynda Kiejko Née Hare (born (1980-09-13) September 13, 1980 (age 44) in Winchester, Ontario, Canada[1] is a Canadian pistol sport shooter.

Kiejko started off 2015 with a career high 6th-place finish at a World Cup event in Changwon, South Korea in the 10m air pistol event and then later won two gold medals at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, and therefore secured a quota place for the 2016 Summer Olympics. She follows in the footsteps of her sister Dorothy Ludwig, who qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

In May 2016, she was officially named to Canada's team for the 2016 Olympics.[3]

References

  1. ^ COC profile
  2. ^ Smith, Doug (12 July 2015). "Lynda Kiejko wins Pan Am gold in pistol shooting". Toronto Star. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ Hossain, Asif (5 May 2016). "Veteran Meyer, TO2015 champ Kiejko named to Canada's Rio 2016 shooting team". Canadian Olympic Committee. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 May 2016.