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Matthew Coward-Holley

Matthew Coward-Holley
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30)
Chelmsford, England
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportShooting
EventTrap
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Trap
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lonato del Garda Team double trap
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lonato del Garda Trap
Gold medal – first place 2022 Osijek Team trap
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lonato del Garda Team trap
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Mixed team trap
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Maribor Team double trap
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lonato del Garda Team double trap
Gold medal – first place 2021 Osijek Trap
Silver medal – second place 2021 Osijek Mixed team trap
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Lonato del Garda Double trap
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Larnaca Team trap

Matthew Coward-Holley (born 14 December 1994)[1] is a British sport shooter.

Coward-Holley was a promising rugby player as a teenager but two serious back injuries involving broken vertebrae ended his playing. In order to remain active, he turned to shooting, a sport he had done with his father between the ages of 8 and 12 before taking up rugby.[2]

He participated at the 2019 World Shotgun Championships, where he became the first Briton to win a world title in an individual Olympic shotgun discipline.[3] He went on to win two medals at the 2021 European Shooting Championships, including trap gold.[4]

He qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics, securing bronze in the men's trap.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete Profiles | MATT COWARD-HOLLEY". British Shooting. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Broken back to GB Olympic medal favourite". BBC Sport. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Coward-Holley crowned Olympic Trap world champion in Lonato". Eurosport. Sportsbeat. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. ^ "European Shooting Championships: Matthew Coward-Holley & Charlotte Hollands win silver". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Matthew Coward-Holley leads British shooting team for Tokyo 2020". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Coward-Holley wins shooting bronze". BBC Sport. 29 July 2021.
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