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]
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Full name | Austen Jewell Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | July 23, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Keller, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Sport shooter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Skeet shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Austen Smith Wins Skeet Gold At 2021 ISSF World Cup Shotgun In Italy". www.ssusa.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "OLYMPIC-BOUND AUSTEN SMITH WINS SKEET WORLD CUP GOLD MEDAL IN ITALY". May 10, 2021.
- ^ OlympicTalk (May 27, 2021). "U.S. Olympic shooting team roster finalized". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/shooting-chiles-crovetto-chadid-wins-womens-skeet-gold-2024-08-04/ [bare URL]
- ^ "North Texas skeet shooters win team silver in mixed skeet". August 5, 2024.
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