Laura Coles
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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1987 Perth, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport shooter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Skeet shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 did not score sufficient points to advance past qualification.[3]
She is married to Nick Melanko and manages a Perth-based clay target shooting experience business called Hot Shots Shooting.
References
[edit]- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "WA shooter finally hits the target". The West Australian. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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