Nathan Hales
British sport shooter (born 1996)
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Nathan Grant Hales (born 16 June 1996)[1] is a British sport shooter.
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| Born | Nathan Grant Hales 16 June 1996 Chatham, Kent, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Trap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He was born in Kent. He participated at the 2019 World Shotgun Championships, where he won team bronze in the trap.[2]
At the 2022 World Shotgun Championships, Hales earned a quota place for the 2024 Olympic Games when he won silver in the Individual Men's Trap. He also won silver in the Mixed Pairs Trap with Lucy Hall and Senior Men's Team gold with Matthew Coward-Holley and Aaron Heading.[3]
In 2023, he won the Men's Trap event at the Lonato leg of the ISSF World Cup series, where he broke the world record.[4] This qualified him for the World Cup final in Doha, where he won bronze.[5]
Hales won gold in the men's trap at the 2024 Summer Olympics, scoring 48 out of 50 to set a new Olympic record.[6][7]
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