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Austen Smith

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Austen Smith
Personal information
Full nameAusten Jewell Smith
Nationality United States
Born (2001-07-23) July 23, 2001 (age 23)
Home townKeller, Texas, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSport shooter
EventSkeet shooting
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Skeet mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Skeet
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lonato Team mixed skeet
Gold medal – first place 2022 Osijek Team skeet
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku Team skeet
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku Skeet mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lonato Team skeet

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

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