Elizabeth Koshy

Elizabeth Susan Koshy, (born May 10, 1994)[2] is an Indian shooter from Kerala.

Not to be confused with Liza Koshy.
Elizabeth Koshy
Elizabeth Koshy at the 12th South Asian Games in 2016
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Susan Koshy
NationalityIndian
Born (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994
Kochi, Kerala, India
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country India
SportShooting
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  India
2016 South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Guwahati10 m air rifle
Gold medal – first place2016 Guwahati10 m air rifle team

Career

Koshy made her international debut at the Junior meet in Germany in 2011 in which the Indian team was in sixth place. Koshy won five gold medals in Thiruvananthapuram at the State championship in the same year.[3] She won silver in the Asian Shooting Championships and represented India in the 2013 and 2014 World Cups. Koshy took part in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Koshy won gold in the 2015 National Games women's 50m Rifle Prone event, the first for Kerala.[4][5][6] She was coached by Haryana-based Satguru Dass from the navy. From Kochi, she was inspired to take up the sport on seeing a pre-National shooting championship during her childhood; she said that her grandfather was a hunter. She has taken part in prone, three-position and air rifle events but prefers three-position.[3]

References
  1. "Glasgow 2014 - Elizabeth Susan Koshy Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. "Elizabeth Susan Koshy | SportingIndia". sportingindia.com.
  3. Rayan, Stan (16 June 2011). "Elizabeth Koshy sets sights on 2016 Rio Olympics". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. G, Sandip (4 February 2015). "TN, Kerala Spread Shooting Wings". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  5. "Koshy gifts Kerala first shooting medal in National Games history". The Times of India. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. "Elizabeth Koshy gifts Kerala first shooting medal in games history". Millenniumpost. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.


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