Elise Collier

Elise Collier (born July 10, 1998 ) is an Australian sports shooter .

Life

Collier grew up in Melbourne and played cricket for the Ormond Cricket Club youth team and the state's national team as a child . In December 2011 she was hit in the back of the head by a ball during training. She was admitted to the hospital but was able to leave shortly after admission. Three days later she played another game and broke on the field in the processtogether. She was taken to the hospital again and diagnosed with a broken skull. As a result, she temporarily lost her sight and hearing on the right side of the body and suffered from uncontrolled movements on her right arm. Since then she has suffered from chronic, uninterrupted headaches which, among other things, severely impaired her ability to concentrate. Since the headache was medically unreliable, her father recommended trying shooting to distract himself from the pain by exercising the necessary focus on sport.

She then started at the local shooting club in 2014 and quickly established herself in the sport. A year later, she won her state's junior championship. Since 2017 she switched to the disciplines of the International Shooting Sport Federation . In 2019 she was nominated for the Oceania Championships, where she won the silver medal in the 10 m air pistol and 50 m small bore rifle three-position competition.

In the qualifying competition of the Australian Association for the 2020 Olympic Games , she managed to break the world record in the 10 m air rifle, which, however, was not recognized due to the status of the competition and only counts as an Australian record. She was able to prevail against Victoria Rossiter, who had originally won the quota place and reached the qualification for the games. At the games, in addition to the 10 m air rifle discipline, she competes individually with Alex Hoberg in the mixed for 10 m air rifle . In the individual she achieved 618.2 stakes and thus finished 42nd place.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Will Swanton: Shooting pain puts Olympics in focus for Elise Collier ( English ) The Australian. May 29, 2020. Accessed July 11, 2021.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Daniela Intili: Elise Collier and Alex Hoburg heading to Tokyo Olympics and ready to shoot for the stars ( English ) ABC. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
3. ↑ Troels Sommerville: Elise Collier wins state shooting title less than a year after taking up sport ( English ) Herald Sun. December 12, 2015. Accessed July 11, 2021.
4. ^ Greg Campbell: In Sight with Elise Collier ( English ) Shooting Australia. July 30, 2020. Accessed July 11, 2021.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Elise Collier ( English ) Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
6. ↑ Olympic Games mixed teams announced ( English ) Mirage News. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.