Lucy Hall (shooter)
Lucy Hall | |
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| Born | Lucy Charlotte Hall September 2, 2003 |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Olympic trap shooter |
Lucy Charlotte Hall (born September 2, 2003) is a British Olympic trap shooter who had gained a silver medal at the 2022 European Shooting Championships.
Life
[edit]Hall was born in Malton in 2003. She was introduced to shooting by her father and grandfather. The family runs a gun shop in York. She began shooting at age ten and in the following year she set herself ambitions including the Olympics and a gold medal.[1] She was tall and that gave her some advantages with using a full sized gun.[2]
Her grandfather had taken her to an experience day and it worked. In 2016 her talents and ambitions were recognised when she joined the British Shooting's Pathway Programme, and its Talent Academy. In 2019 she was enrolled in the National Academy and two years later she was promoted to British Shooting's World Class Programme.[3]
In 2021 as COVID-19 restrictions were ending, she went to Croatia to compete at the Junior European Championships. It was her only event that year and she won.[3]
She gained a silver medal at the 2022 European Shooting Championships[2] in Larnaca in Cyprus which also guaranteed that the UK would be represented in the Olympics.[4] She was beaten by Silvana Stanco from Italy and her win also gained Italy an Olympic place.[5]
In 2023 she obtained a World Cup Gold Medal in Cyprus.[3] The event was again in Larnaca and she beat the Chinese shooter Wu Cuicui. The third place was taken be the Australian shooter Penny Smith.[6]
Hall was one of six UK athletes who were named for shooting events at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Malton shooting star targeting gold at Paris Olympics". Gazette & Herald. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ a b "Paris Olympics 2024: Meet Yorkshire's athletes going for gold". BBC News. 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ a b c d team, BASC Media (2024-07-24). "Paris Olympics 2024: gunning for gold". BASC. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Lucy Hall". British Shooting. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "European Shooting Championships: Lucy Hall secures silver and GB Olympic quota place". BBC Sport. 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Hall earns maiden ISSF World Cup shotgun victory in Larnaca". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
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