Video: Watch Soldier break Olympic shooting record
July 26, 20211st Lt. Amber English, 31, captured the Gold Medal in Women’s Skeet at the Tokyo Olympics. English is a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, who barely missed making the Olympics twice. This time, she would not only make the shooting team, but she set a new Olympic record. Watch her capture the Gold below!
1st Lt. Amber English, 31, captured the Gold Medal in Women’s Skeet at the Tokyo Olympics. English is a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, who barely missed making the Olympics twice. This time, she would not only make the shooting team, but she set a new Olympic record. Watch her capture the Gold below!
NBC reported, “After narrowly missing out on an Olympic spot in 2016 and 2012, American Amber English outshot the best in the world to take home her first gold medal in women’s skeet.”
The Colorado Springs native shot a record 56 of 60 targets to beat out Italy’s Diana Bacosi by one target. Bacosi was the reigning 2016 Women’s Skeet Gold medalist.
The competition came down to the wire. However, English missed only two of her last 30 targets. Thus cementing her victory, and a new Olympic shooting record.
U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) boasts an impressive 24 Olympic Medals in its illustrious shooting history.
The USAMU posted about the win on social media saying, “A HUGE congratulations to 1st Lt. Amber English on winning the Gold Medal in Women’s Skeet at the Tokyo Olympics!”
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