Cynthia Meyer

Cynthia Barbara Meyer (born October 6, 1965, in New York City, United States)[1] is a Canadian trap shooter who won a gold medal for Canada at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. Meyer is also a former world championship medalist in the double trap.[2] Meyer was on Canada's Olympic teams in 1996, 2000 and 2004. After missing out on selection for the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, Meyer was named to Canada's team for the 2016 Olympics.[3]

Cynthia Meyer
Personal information
Full nameCynthia Barbara Meyer
Born (1965-10-06) October 6, 1965
New York City, New York, U.S.
Sport
CountryCanada
SportShooting sports
Event(s)Trap shooting
Medal record
Women's trap shooting
Representing  Canada
ISSF World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lima Double trap
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Trap
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Trap pairs
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Trap
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Double trap

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cynthia Meyer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. Commonwealth Games 2010: Form guide - shooting
  3. Hossain, Asif (5 May 2016). "Veteran Meyer, TO2015 champ Kiejko named to Canada's Rio 2016 shooting team". Canadian Olympic Committee. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 May 2016.


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