Amber English (born October 25, 1989 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American

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who won the gold medal in the women's skeet at the

2020 Olympic Games The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

in Tokyo, Japan, setting a new Olympic record of 56. Amber English is currently serving as a

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in the

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Early life

Born to a family of hunters and sport shooters, English began shooting at age 6. She later attended the

University of Colorado Colorado Springs The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) is a public research university in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is one of four campuses that make up the University of Colorado system. As of Fall 2017, UCCS had over 12,400 undergraduate a ...

Career

She participated at the

2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships The 52nd ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Changwon, South Korea from 2 to 14 September 2018. This also served as first qualification for 2020 Summer Olympics. Medal summary Senior Medal table Men Women Mixed Junior Due to ...

, winning two medals including a gold medal in the skeet team event.

Gallery

AmberEnglish.jpg, Amber English in 2018 1LT Amber English wins gold in skeet at 2020 Summer Olympic Games (51347892167).jpg, Amber English at 2020 Summer Olympic Games

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* * 1989 births Living people American female sport shooters Skeet shooters Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics American military Olympians Female United States Army officers Sportspeople from Colorado Springs, Colorado Military personnel from Colorado 21st-century American women {{US-mil-bio-stub