Victoria’s Kiara Dean and Renae Jones came together with South Australia’s Molly Bretag to form the Trap Women Junior Team for Australia and claim the bronze medal against USA Team, 6 points to 3. Qualifications saw a total score of 196/225 for the team, putting them in third position leading into the final. In the final, […]
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Australian Marco Corbo Claims Gold Medal At ISSF World Cup Junior in Trap Men Junior
Australian junior shotgun athlete Marco Corbo has won the gold medal in the Junior Trap Men’s final at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany on Thursday. The ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl was Corbo’s international debut where he put on a great performance against strong competition to claim the gold medal. Just […]
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Australian Kiara Dean Claims Silver Medal At ISSF World Cup Junior in Trap Women Junior
Overnight Australia’s Junior Trap athlete Kiara Dean from Echuca-Moama in Victoria has won the silver medal in the Trap Women Junior event at the ISSF World Cup Junior in Suhl, Germany. The ISSF World Cup Junior in Suhl, Germany was the first international competition since 2019 for Dean due to the Pandemic halting travel for […]
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An update from Shooting Australia on the inclusion of Shooting in the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games
Shooting Australia, together with its Member Organisations, welcomed the recent combined announcement by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) and the Victorian Government that Victoria will play host to the 2026 Commonwealth Games with a focus on regional event delivery in designated hubs throughout Victoria. The announcement has also been met with […]
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Introducing Shooting Australia’s Performance Manager – Kathryn Periac
Shooting Australia has today announced the appointment of Kathryn Periac to the role of Performance Manager. Kathryn will be responsible for the leadership and management of Shooting Australia’s High Performance Program including National Squads and Teams within the Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun and Para-Shooting programs. Kathryn brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in high performance […]
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Shooting Australia’s Newly Appointed Chief Operations Officer Jenni Thom selected for the AIS Talent Program
Shooting Australia’s newly appointed Chief Operations Officer Jenni Thom is among 32 women from 20 sports selected for the Australian Institute of Sports (AIS) Talent Program which is designed to address the under-representation of women in coaching and executive roles in high performance sport. Jenni, who joined Shooting Australia in March 2020 as the Manager […]
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Australian Trap Mixed Team claims Bronze
In their first time competing together as a Team, James Willett and Catherine Skinner have won a bronze medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Lonato, Italy. The Trap Mixed Teams duo shot a qualifying score of 135 out of a possible 150 targets to land them a place in the bronze medal match […]
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Australian Women’s Trap Team Continues To Reign Gold
The Australian women’s shotgun team has continued their international success winning the gold medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Lonato, Italy. Having won the gold medal at the Cyprus World Cup in March, the trio of Penny Smith, Catherine Skinner and Laetisha Scanlan were top qualifiers for the gold medal match after collectively […]
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SHOOTING AUSTRALIA RELEASES THE JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION CRITERIA FOR 2022 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Shooting Australia has today released the Junior National Team selection criteria for the 2022 World Championships, with the ISSF having only recently announced the inclusion of Juniors in this year’s events. The Shotgun World Championships will take place in Osijek, Croatia between 22 September and 11 October while the combined Rifle and Pistol World Championships […]
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Aussie golden girls make their mark in Cyprus
The Australian Women’s Trap Team of Catherine Skinner, Penny Smith, and Laetisha Scanlan took home the gold after an incredible run in the Trap Women Team event at the ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Nicosia, Cyprus. The Aussie’s started with their individual Women’s Trap event from the 10-12 March which saw them trying to get […]
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