Alex Hoberg

Alex Hoberg (born 27 November 2001) is an Australian sport shooter. In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 10 meter air rifle event at the 2017 Commonwealth Shooting Championships held in Brisbane, Australia.[1]

Alex Hoberg
Alex Hoberg at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001
Adelaide, South Australia
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportShooting
Event(s)Rifle
Coached byWilliam Godward
Medal record
Men's sport shooting
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Shooting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Brisbane 10 m air rifle
Oceania Shooting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sydney 10 m air rifle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sydney 10 m air rifle team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sydney 50 m rifle 3 positions team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sydney 50 m rifle prone team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sydney 50 m rifle 3 positions
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sydney 50 m rifle prone

In 2018, he represented Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia and he finished in 4th place in the men's 10 metre air rifle event.[2] In the same year, he also represented Australia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2019, he won three gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal at the 2019 Oceania Shooting Championships held in Sydney, Australia.[3]

Hoberg represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 10 metre air rifle and mixed 10 metre air rifle team events. He did not score sufficient points in either event to advance past qualification.[4] Detailed results can be found in Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

References
  1. "2017 Commonwealth Shooting Championships – Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Alex Hoberg Profile". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. "Results". 2019 Oceania Shooting Championships. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 27 March 2022.


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