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'''Laura Coles''' (born 22 April 1987) is an Australian [[Sport shooting|sport shooter]].<ref name="Commonwealth profile">{{cite web |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/shooting/1030560/laura_coles.html|title=Glasgow 2014 profile |accessdate=7 September 2014 |work=}}</ref> She competed in the [[Shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's skeet|women's skeet]] event at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] where she won a gold medal.She also competed at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games where she placed 9th.
'''Laura Coles''' (born 22 April 1987) is an Australian [[Sport shooting|sport shooter]].<ref name="Commonwealth profile">{{cite web |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/shooting/1030560/laura_coles.html|title=Glasgow 2014 profile |accessdate=7 September 2014 |work=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-15|title=WA shooter finally hits the target|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/olympics/laura-coles-on-target-for-tokyo-olympic-games-after-19-year-skeet-shooting-journey-which-started-by-chance-ng-b881866434z|access-date=2021-06-22|website=The West Australian|language=en}}</ref> She competed in the [[Shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's skeet|women's skeet]] event at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] where she won a gold medal.She also competed at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games where she placed 9th.


Laura has been selected to represent Australia at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Women's Skeet Shooting.
Laura has been selected to represent Australia at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Women's Skeet Shooting.

Revision as of 07:31, 22 June 2021

Laura Coles
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 37)
Perth, Australia
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportSport shooter
EventSkeet shooting
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's shooting
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Women's skeet
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gold Coast Women's skeet
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sydney Women's skeet
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sydney Women's skeet
Silver medal – second place 2015 Sydney Women's skeet
Silver medal – second place 2011 Sydney Women's skeet
Updated on 3 April 2021

Laura Coles (born 22 April 1987) is an Australian sport shooter.[1][2] She competed in the women's skeet event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal.She also competed at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games where she placed 9th.

Laura has been selected to represent Australia at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Women's Skeet Shooting.

She is married to Nick Melanko and manages a Perth-based clay target shooting experience business called Hot Shots Shooting.

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "WA shooter finally hits the target". The West Australian. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.