Amber Jo Rutter

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(née Hill, born 21 August 1997) is an English sport shooter who specialises in

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. She has won a total of three gold medals in a major international competition, spanning the

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series (2013 and 2015), and the inaugural

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held in Baku, Azerbaijan. A member of the British national team, Hill trains under the tutelage of her personal coach Joe Neville at E.J. Churchill Shooting Ground in Wycombe. In February 2023, Hill married motocross racer James Rutter.

Biography

Hill began shooting at the age of ten when she decided to go to the firing range in

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with the encouragement of her grandfather, Bill Rogers. Since then, she has taken part in small shooting competitions across Berkshire county, earning numerous age group titles and records for shotgun. By the age of twelve, Hill had been selected to England's senior women's team with a speciality in

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. In 2013, Hill made shooting history by becoming the sport's youngest ever winner (aged 15) at the

series. She prevailed over Italy's Diana Bacosi in a shoot-off 15 clays to 11 to secure a gold medal and establish a junior world record at her very first career attempt. Because of her noteworthy success and talent in the sport, Hill finished the season as the top-ranked senior for Great Britain and the world ranked number five in the leaderboard. She had also been named the BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year. At the

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in Baku,

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, Hill beat her Italian rival Bacosi in a lengthy, tense 30-clay shoot-off to claim the top spot on the podium in the women's skeet. By winning the gold on her senior international debut, Hill gained another Olympic quota place for Great Britain. A few months later she added another title to her career treasury at the World Cup Final in

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, outclassing Thailand's

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with a score of 15 to 13 hits. Amber Hill competed for

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's shooting squad in the women's skeet at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She was selected for England's Commonwealth Games squad bound for Australia in April 2018. Hill was selected for

's shooting squad in the women's skeet at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but had to withdraw after testing positive for

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. In July 2022, Hill became the most successful Briton in international shooting when she won the silver medal at the

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, South Korea. This was her 11th international medal surpassing the 10 of

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rutter, Amber 1997 births Living people British female sport shooters Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2015 European Games Skeet shooters Sportspeople from Windsor, Berkshire People educated at Claires Court School European Games gold medalists for Great Britain European Games medalists in shooting Olympic shooters for Great Britain Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Shooters at the 2019 European Games Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2023 European Games European Games bronze medalists for Great Britain