Laetisha Scanlan (born 13 April 1990) is an Australian sport shooter. She competed in the

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event at the

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where she won a gold medal, she later went on to win gold in the same event at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

in the Gold Coast. Scanlan competed in the women's trap event and also the team event with

James Willett James Willett (born 23 December 1995) is an Australian sports shooter. He competed in the men's double trap event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Willett competed in the men's trap event and also the team event with Laetisha Scanlan at the 20 ...

at the

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. She just missed out on securing a first Olympic medal by finishing in fourth place of the women’s trap event. Detailed results. Laetisha started shooting in 2005 at Frankston Australia Gun Club in Victoria, Australia. She has been a part of the Australian team since 2007 and competed in her first overseas competition that same year, in Nicosia. She attended secondary school at

St Margaret's School, Melbourne , motto_translation = By Valour and Exertion , established = 1926 , type = Independent, day school , years = K–12 , gender = Co-educational (K–6)Girls (7–12) ...

and later Haileybury.

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* * * * 1990 births Living people Australian female sport shooters Olympic shooters for Australia Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Monash University alumni Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian women Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Melbourne Sportswomen from Victoria (state) {{Australia-sportshooting-bio-stub