Edward Ling (born 7 March 1983) is an

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who represented

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, 2012 Summer Olympics, and 2016 Summer Olympics. Ling was born in

Taunton Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...

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. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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he participated in the men's trap event, finishing tied for 25th position. In 2012, he also competed in the men's trap, finishing in 21st position. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's trap.

Personal life

He is a crop farmer in Somerset, and also works as a shooting coach. He is married to

Abbey Burton Abbey Ling ( Burton; born 30 March 1987 in High Wycombe) is a British sports shooter from Nynehead, Somerset. She married fellow Team GB sports shooter Edward Ling Edward Ling (born 7 March 1983) is an English sport shooter who repres ...

, a fellow professional shooter, and has one daughter with her.

References

1983 births Living people British male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Olympic shooters for Great Britain Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Great Britain Shooters at the 2015 European Games Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain British people of Chinese descent People from Taunton {{UK-sportshooting-bio-stub