Ray Jacques Bassil ( ar, راي باسيل; born 20 October 1988) is a Lebanese trap shooter. She won gold at the 2016 ISSF World Cup in Nicosia, and at the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships in

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. Bassil has also three times represented

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at the

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, in

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and

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Career

Bassil started trap-shooting aged eight, encouraged by her father Jacques. She began her competitive career in 2006. In 2007, Bassil won her first medal at the ISSF Junior World Championships held in Nicosia,

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, winning bronze. She represented

at the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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, finishing 18th, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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, where she finished 14th. Bassil won her first career gold medal at the 2016 ISSF World Cup held in Nicosia. With her gold medal win at the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships in

, Qatar, she qualified to the

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. Bassil was Lebanon's

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at the 2020 Olympics; she finished the women's trap event in 21st place.

Personal life

Bassil graduated with a

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in Food and Beverage Management from

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. She speaks three languages:

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and French.

Olympic results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bassil, Ray Living people Lebanese female sport shooters 1988 births People from Keserwan District Olympic shooters for Lebanon Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2006 Asian Games Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games Shooters at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in shooting Asian Games bronze medalists for Lebanon Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics 20th-century Lebanese women 20th-century Lebanese people 21st-century Lebanese women 21st-century Lebanese people