Austen Smith

Austen Smith
Personal information
Full nameAusten Jewell Smith
Nationality United States
Born (2001-07-23) July 23, 2001
Home townKeller, Texas, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSport shooter
EventSkeet shooting
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2024 Paris Skeet mixed team
2024 Paris Skeet
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago Mixed skeet
World Championships
2019 Lonato Team mixed skeet
2022 Osijek Team skeet
2023 Baku Team skeet
2023 Baku Skeet mixed team
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

  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. ^ Chakraborty, Amlan (April 4, 2024). "Crovetto Chadid ends Chile's wait for gold after shoot-off drama". Reuters.
  6. ^ "North Texas skeet shooters win team silver in mixed skeet". August 5, 2024.