Mary Carolynn Tucker (born July 20, 2001) is an American sport shooter.[1] She won silver in the 10m air rifle mixed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Previously she has won gold at the 2021 ISSF World Cup in the 10 metre air rifle.[2] She also won a silver medal in 10 metre air rifle team women and a bronze medal in 10m air rifle mixed team in the ISSF World Cup 2021, New Delhi. After the games she took home 6 medals from the Junior World Championships and the 10 meter air rifle championship from the 2021 Pan American Games. Tucker is right handed and is right eye dominant.[3]
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| Full name | Mary Carolynn Tucker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 20, 2001 Pineville, North Carolina, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 lb (54 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | West Virginia Mountaineers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jayme Shipley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After completing high school at Sarasota Military Academy she enrolled at the University of Kentucky (UK).[4] Tucker qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in February 2020 for Tokyo Olympics in air rifle.[5] In March 2021, she led UK to the NCAA rifle team championship, winning individual titles in both contested disciplines of air rifle and smallbore. She has since doubled the NCAA team championship as well as winning overall high performer for the second straight year. [6] Following her junior season at Kentucky, Tucker transferred to West Virginia University, where she was crowned 2023 CRCA and GARC Shooter of the Year, among numerous accolades. [7]
References
edit- ^ "Mary Tucker". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "Mary Tucker Wins Women's Air Rifle 10M Gold at ISSF World Cup". University of Kentucky Athletics. March 20, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Air Rifle, Women's Smallbore Rifle".
- ^ "SHOOTERS MARY TUCKER, ALISON WEISZ QUALIFY FOR FIRST OLYMPIC TEAMS AFTER AIR RIFLE TRIALS". Archived from the original on February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kentucky wins the 2021 college rifle championship". NCAA. March 13, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Mary Tucker - Rifle". WVUSports.com. July 29, 2024.
External links
edit- Mary Tucker on Instagram
- Mary Tucker at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Mary Tucker at USA Shooting (archived June 21, 2024)
- Mary Tucker at Team USA (archive March 18, 2023)
- Mary Tucker at Olympedia
- Mary Carolynn Tucker at Olympics.com
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