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|height= {{convert|1.61|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="profile">{{Cite web |url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/shooting/1015609/1015609.html |title=Glasgow 2014 - Elizabeth Susan Koshy Profile |website=g2014results.thecgf.com |access-date=2019-04-26}}</ref> | |height= {{convert|1.61|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="profile">{{Cite web |url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/shooting/1015609/1015609.html |title=Glasgow 2014 - Elizabeth Susan Koshy Profile |website=g2014results.thecgf.com |access-date=2019-04-26 |archive-date=4 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204065259/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/shooting/1015609/1015609.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
|weight= {{convert|54|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | |weight= {{convert|54|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | ||
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{{MedalSport|Women's [[Shooting sports|shooting]]}} | {{MedalSport|Women's [[Shooting sports|shooting]]}} | ||
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{{Medal|Comp|[[ | {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Shooting Championships|Asian Championships]]}} | ||
{{MedalBronze|[[2015 Asian Shooting Championships|2015 Kuwait City]]|{{nowrap|50 m rifle 3 positions team}}}} | |||
{{Medal|Comp|[[South Asian Games]]}} | |||
{{Medal|Silver|[[Shooting at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati]]|10 m air rifle}} | {{Medal|Silver|[[Shooting at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati]]|10 m air rifle}} | ||
{{Medal|Gold|[[Shooting at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati]]|10 m air rifle team}} | {{Medal|Gold|[[Shooting at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati]]|10 m air rifle team}} | ||
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'''Elizabeth Susan Koshy''', (born May 10, 1994)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sportingindia.com/content/elizabeth-susan-koshy|title=Elizabeth Susan Koshy {{!}} SportingIndia|website=sportingindia.com}}</ref> is an Indian [[shooting sports|shooter]] from [[Kerala]]. | '''Elizabeth Susan Koshy''', (born May 10, 1994)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sportingindia.com/content/elizabeth-susan-koshy|title=Elizabeth Susan Koshy {{!}} SportingIndia|website=sportingindia.com|access-date=28 January 2017|archive-date=12 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112040336/http://sportingindia.com/content/elizabeth-susan-koshy|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an Indian [[shooting sports|shooter]] from [[Kerala]]. | ||
==Career== | |||
Koshy made her international debut at the Junior meet in Germany in 2011 in which the Indian team was in sixth place. Koshy won five gold medals in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] at the State championship in the same year.<ref name=THRayan/> She won silver in the [[Asian Shooting Championships]] and represented India in the 2013 and 2014 World Cups. Koshy took part in the [[Glasgow Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games]]. Koshy won gold in the 2015 [[Indian National Games|National Games]] women's 50m Rifle Prone event, the first for Kerala.<ref name=TNIESandip>{{cite news|last1=G|first1=Sandip|title=TN, Kerala Spread Shooting Wings|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/TN-Kerala-Spread-Shooting-Wings/2015/02/04/article2651740.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419083007/http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/TN-Kerala-Spread-Shooting-Wings/2015/02/04/article2651740.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 April 2015|accessdate=9 April 2015|work=The New Indian Express|date=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=TOI>{{cite news|title=Koshy gifts Kerala first shooting medal in National Games history|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Koshy-gifts-Kerala-first-shooting-medal-in-National-Games-history/articleshow/46111565.cms|accessdate=9 April 2015|work=The Times of India|date=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=MP>{{cite news|title=Elizabeth Koshy gifts Kerala first shooting medal in games history|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=94169|accessdate=9 April 2015|work=Millenniumpost|date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416141352/http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=94169|archive-date=16 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was coached by [[Haryana]]-based Satguru Dass from the navy. From [[Kochi]], she was inspired to take up the sport on seeing a pre-National shooting championship during her childhood; she said that her grandfather was a hunter. She has taken part in prone, [[three positions|three-position]] and [[air rifle]] events but prefers three-position.<ref name=THRayan>{{cite news|last1=Rayan|first1=Stan|title=Elizabeth Koshy sets sights on 2016 Rio Olympics|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/elizabeth-koshy-sets-sights-on-2016-rio-olympics/article2108665.ece|accessdate=9 April 2015|work=The Hindu|date=16 June 2011}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]] | [[Category:Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]] | ||
[[Category:Commonwealth Games | [[Category:Commonwealth Games shooters for India]] | ||
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kochi]] | [[Category:Sportspeople from Kochi]] | ||
[[Category:Sportswomen from Kerala]] | [[Category:Sportswomen from Kerala]] | ||
[[Category:21st-century Indian | [[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]] | ||
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]] | [[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]] | ||
[[Category:South Asian Games silver medalists for India]] | [[Category:South Asian Games silver medalists for India]] | ||
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| Full name | Elizabeth Susan Koshy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1994 Kochi, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elizabeth Susan Koshy, (born May 10, 1994)[2] is an Indian shooter from Kerala.
Career[edit | edit source]
Koshy made her international debut at the Junior meet in Germany in 2011 in which the Indian team was in sixth place. Koshy won five gold medals in Thiruvananthapuram at the State championship in the same year.[3] She won silver in the Asian Shooting Championships and represented India in the 2013 and 2014 World Cups. Koshy took part in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Koshy won gold in the 2015 National Games women's 50m Rifle Prone event, the first for Kerala.[4][5][6] She was coached by Haryana-based Satguru Dass from the navy. From Kochi, she was inspired to take up the sport on seeing a pre-National shooting championship during her childhood; she said that her grandfather was a hunter. She has taken part in prone, three-position and air rifle events but prefers three-position.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Elizabeth Susan Koshy Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Susan Koshy | SportingIndia". sportingindia.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rayan, Stan (16 June 2011). "Elizabeth Koshy sets sights on 2016 Rio Olympics". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ G, Sandip (4 February 2015). "TN, Kerala Spread Shooting Wings". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Koshy gifts Kerala first shooting medal in National Games history". The Times of India. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Koshy gifts Kerala first shooting medal in games history". Millenniumpost. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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