Austen Smith Explained

Austen Smith
Full Name:Austen Jewell Smith
Birth Date:23 July 2001
Hometown:Keller, Texas, U.S.
Country:United States
Sport:Sport shooter
Event:Skeet shooting

Austen Jewell Smith (born July 23, 2001) is an American sports shooter and Olympian.[1] She holds a silver and bronze medal in skeet from the 2024 Paris Olympics, alongside a gold medal from the 2021 ISSF World Cup Shotgun held in Lonato, Italy.[2] [3]

She was the youngest member of the US Olympic shooting team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] On August 4, 2024, she won the bronze medal in the women's skeet event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Francisca Crovetto Chadid won the gold, beating the British Amber Rutter in a tiebreaker at the Chateauroux Shooting Center.[5] She also won silver in the Mixed skeet event alongside Vincent Hancock.[6]

References

  1. Web site: ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org. 2021-06-25. www.issf-sports.org.
  2. Web site: Austen Smith Wins Skeet Gold At 2021 ISSF World Cup Shotgun In Italy. 2021-06-25. www.ssusa.org. en.
  3. Web site: OLYMPIC-BOUND AUSTEN SMITH WINS SKEET WORLD CUP GOLD MEDAL IN ITALY. 10 May 2021 .
  4. Web site: OlympicTalk. 2021-05-27. U.S. Olympic shooting team roster finalized. 2021-06-25. OlympicTalk NBC Sports. en-US.
  5. https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/shooting-chiles-crovetto-chadid-wins-womens-skeet-gold-2024-08-04/
  6. Web site: North Texas skeet shooters win team silver in mixed skeet .

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