Jessie Harrison, formerly known as Jessie Duff, is an American

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from

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who took silver in the Open division Lady category at the

2017 IPSC Handgun World Shoot The 2017 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XVIII was the 18th IPSC Handgun World Shoot held at the new National Shooting Center in Châteauroux, France during the end of August and start of September. There were 30 stages divided into 5 areas, with each ar ...

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and bronze at the

2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot The 2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XVI held at Rhodes, Greece was the 16th IPSC Handgun World Shoot. There were 30 stages which all had a Greek theme. Champions Open ;Individual: The Open division had the second largest match participation with 373 ...

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. In the

IPSC US Handgun Championship The IPSC US Handgun Championship are yearly IPSC level 3 matches held by the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) run under IPSC-rules (contrary to the USPSA Handgun Championship, which is run under USPSA-rules). Sometimes, all of ...

she took gold in the Open division Lady category in 2015 and silver in 2013. She also has 16

USPSA Handgun Championship The USPSA Handgun Championships are yearly championships held by the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) run under USPSA-rules (contrary to the IPSC US Handgun Championship). Sometimes, all of the pistol nationals are held at the s ...

Lady category gold medals. Jessie's shooting career began in

Cowboy Action Shooting Cowboy action shooting (CAS, also known as western action shooting, single action shooting, Cowboy 3 Gun, Western 3-gun) is a competitive shooting sport that originated in Southern California in the early 1980s, at the Coto de Caza Shooting R ...

, before she transitioned to

multigun Multigun, Multi Gun or Multi-Gun, often also called 2-Gun or 3-Gun depending on the types of firearms used, are practical shooting events where each of the stages require the competitor to use a combination of handguns, rifles, and/or shotguns Mult ...

and

Steel Challenge The Steel Challenge is a speed shooting competition governed by thSteel Challenge Shooting Association(SCSA) that consists of eight standardized stages with steel targets in three sizes; small circular, large circular and rectangular targets. Co ...

. Today her focus is on IPSC and USPSA,

and NRA Action Pistol. Jessie is known to be the first female shooter who achieved the rank of Grand Master (GM) in the

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(USPSA), which she did in the USPSA Open division by earning an average of 95% or higher in the classification courses. In 2001 she has won more championship titles in the state, regional, national, and world competitions than any other female shooter.

Career

Harrison began her shooting career at a young age with her father, also a world champion. Her first World Champion title was earned in the Cowboy Action Shooting competition. She has also earned national and world titles from the

Bianchi Cup The Bianchi Cup is a major action pistol tournament in the United States, usually held over three days in late May. Since 1984 the National Rifle Association of America has designated it their National Action Pistol Championship. It is norma ...

, Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships. Harrison is part of Team

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as a celebrity spokesperson for the conservation of the sport of shooting and hunting. She is also the Team Captain of Team Taurus where she competes in world and national championships. Other than competing, Harrison is also a co-host on the '' Friends of NRA'' television show on the

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Merits

* 11 times Top Woman at the

World Speed Shooting Championships (WSSC) (2007, and 2009-2018) * 16 times Lady category winner at the

between 2007 and 2015 * Bianchi World Cup 2014 Ladies Open Action Pistol World Champion

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Jessie IPSC shooters Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American female sport shooters 21st-century American women 20th-century American women