Lalita Yauhleuskaya (born 31 December 1963 in

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, Russia) is a professional sporting shooter who won a bronze medal at the

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in Sydney representing

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and currently represents Australia in international competition. Yauhleuskaya began competitive shooting at age 13. In 1986, representing the

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, she finished 5th in the women's 10 metre

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at the

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. Ten years later she was selected in the Belarusian team for the

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where she placed 8th in the 10m air pistol. Four years later she picked up her bronze medal in the women's

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at the Sydney Olympics. She became an Australian citizen after the Sydney Olympics and represented her new country in

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and

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. She was also selected for the Australian team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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, finishing in 40th in the women's 10 m air pistol and 17th in the women's 25 m pistol. In 2014 Commonwealth Games, she clinched Bronze Medal in women’s 25-metre pistol event. Shooting success runs in the family. Lalita’s son; Sergei Evglevski represents Australia and is very successful in his own right. He is currently competing at the

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Olympics.

References

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