Amanda Lightfoot

Amanda Lightfoot (born 30 January 1987)[1] is a British biathlete who competes in the IBU Cup.

Amanda Lightfoot

Lightfoot was born in Coventry. She took up the sport after first learning to ski at the age of nineteen. She is a Sergeant clerk in the Adjutant General's Corps.[2] She was selected as part of the Team GB squad for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[3] Her trainer is Walter Pichler.[1] Lightfoot achieved a new personal best at the 2017 Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen when she finished 32nd in the individual race.[4]

References
  1. "International Biathlon Union – IBU". Biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. British Biathlon Association website
  3. "Winter Olympics 2014: Amanda Lightfoot excited by Sochi chance". bbc.co.uk. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  4. Ward, Verity (17 February 2017). "Snow Queen's Olympic hopes after World Championship biathlete performance". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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