Hayley Chapman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born |
19 January 1992 Balaklava, South Australia |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) (2012) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) (2012) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Sport shooting |
| Club | Balaklava Sports Shooting Club |
Hayley Chapman (born 19 January 1992) is an Australian sport shooter representing Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in shooting in the 25m pistol event.
Personal
Chapman was born on 19 January 1992 in Balaklava, South Australia.[1][2][3] She grew up on a farm in Hoyleton, South Australia[4] and attended Horizon Christian School for primary and secondary school.[1][3] In 2011, she enrolled at the University of South Australia in a Bachelor of Management and Marketing course.[1] As of 2012, she lives in Hoyleton, South Australia.[1][2]
Chapman is 168 centimetres (5 ft 6 in) tall and weighs 54 kilograms (119 lb).[1] Her father is David Chapman.[2][5][6] She thought her father looked a bit embarrassing wearing the Olympic team track suit.[5]
Shooting
Chapman is a sport shooter specialising in pistol shooting.[1][2] She started the sport after having fun at her father's national titles competition in 2006.[1][3][6] She is a member of the Balaklava Sports Shooting Club,[1] and has shooting scholarships with the South Australian Sports Institute and South Australia Rifle Pistol Association.[1] She was coached by her father.[4][7] Since 2008, she has also been coached by Anatoly Babushkin.[1] She was a member of the Australian shooting development squad,[1][7] which aimed to prepare her for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
At the 2008 Youth Commonwealth Games in India, Chapman won a bronze medal.[3][8][9] That year, she competed in the Junior Women's National Championship, where she finished first in the 10m air pistol event.[3] At the 2008 Australian Cup, she finished fourth in the women’s open division 10m air pistol event.[3] At the 2011 World Cup 4 in Munich, Germany, she finished 73rd in the 25m pistol event.[1] In the 10m air pistol event, she finished 118th with a score of 362.[10]
Olympics
Chapman was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in shooting in the 25 metre pistol event.[1][2][5][6][7] As a twenty-year-old,[2][7] she was nominated to compete alongside her father in London,[2][4][5][6][7] the first time an Australian father-daughter pair competed in the Olympics at the same Games.[6] She qualified at a Munich-based World Cup event in June, the last available event open to earn a spot.[4]
Pictures of Chapman and her father were published in a Melbourne area newspaper. These pictures were discussed in the context of the Australian Olympic Committee actions surrounding two swimmers who posed with guns.[11]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "London 2012 - Hayley Chapman". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "London 2012: Australian Olympic shooting team". The Roar. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Homfray, Reece. "Youth Sports Awards: Chapman and Gale just can't miss". Leader Messenger. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- 1 2 3 4 "Chapmans make Olympic shooting history". Nine MSN. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- 1 2 3 4 "Terri Psiakis: Tracksuiting up for Olympic glory — Local News — News — General". The City Weekly. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Broad, Ben (2012-06-19). "Heir trigger with gold in her sights". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Chapmans set Olympic shooting history — Yahoo! New Zealand Sport". Nz.sports.yahoo.com. 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ↑ "Sport : A day to remember for Rahi Sarnobat". The Hindu. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ↑ "Indians excel". Hindu.com. 2008-11-01. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ↑ "Yauhleuskaya claims bronze in Munich World Cup | News Bytes". Thesportscampus.com. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ↑ "Guns and poses: Are these photos hypocritical?". 3AW Sports Today. Retrieved 2012-07-11.