Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Natimuk, VIC, AUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Horsham Smallbore Rifle Club: Australia |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Information Technology |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Rock climbing. (ISSF, 02 Sep 2010) |
Famous relatives |
She is a distant relative of Australian tennis player Frank Sedgman. He won 22 Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. (olympics.com.au, 07 Jun 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her father would often drive her past the local rifle range and she was interested. He sister started the sport so she did too. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Winning a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (olympics.com.au, 07 Jun 2012) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (mailtimes.com.au, 25 Jun 2012) |
Awards and honours |
She was inducted into the Wimmera Regional Sports Assembly Hall of Fame in February 2012. (mailtimes.com.au, 17 Feb 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Petr Kurka |
Coach from what year? |
2009 |
Handedness |
Right |
Training Regime |
When she is at home she trains by shooting at hanging targets in the family's shed. She also spends hours each week 'dryfiring', where she kneels in her living room with her rifle in a shooters' position. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up shooting at age 14. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
''If I am calm and focus only on the technique, nothing bad can come into my head and it will be a good shot." (theage.com.au, 23 Jul 2011) |
Other information |
COUNTRY LIFE She lives on her family's farm near Natimuk in rural Victoria. She has a makeshift rifle range in the farm shed. (theage.com.au, 23 Jul 2011) |