Edward Ling
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Representing Great Britain | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Trap | |
World Championships | ||
2014 Grenada | Trap | |
2017 Moscow | Trap | |
2011 Belgrade | Team Trap |
Edward Ling (born 7 March 1983[1]) is an English sport shooter who represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics, and 2016 Summer Olympics. Ling was born in Taunton, Somerset.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he participated in the men's trap event, finishing tied for 25th position.[1] In 2012, he also competed in the men's trap, finishing in 21st position.[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's trap.[3]
Personal life
[edit]He is a crop farmer in Nynehead in Somerset,[4] and also works as a shooting coach.[5][6] He is married to Abbey Burton, a fellow professional shooter, and has two daughters with her.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Edward Ling Biography". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "London 2012 trap 125 targets men - Olympic Shooting". 8 August 2016.
- ^ Prior, Ian (8 August 2016). "Ed Ling keeps his cool to win bronze in Rio 2016 men's trap" – via The Guardian.
- ^ Western Evening Herald Wednesday 5 June 1996, page 39
- ^ "Somerset Olympic hero Ed Ling returns home to harvest farm". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "The Team - Ling Shooting". Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "SHOOTING: Lings 'overwhelmed' by England call for Commonwealth Games". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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- 1983 births
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- British male sport shooters
- Trap and double trap shooters
- Olympic shooters for Great Britain
- Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- European Games competitors for Great Britain
- Shooters at the 2015 European Games
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- People from Taunton Deane (district)
- Sportspeople from Somerset
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- British people of Chinese descent
- People from Taunton
- 21st-century British sportsmen
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