Abbey Ling
Personal information
Birth nameAbbey Burton
Born30 March 1987 (1987-03-30) (age 36)
High Wycombe
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Trap pairs

Abbey Ling (née Burton; born 30 March 1987 in High Wycombe) is a British sports shooter from Nynehead, Somerset.[1] She married fellow Team GB sports shooter Edward Ling in 2014, and has two daughters with him.[2][3][4] She works as the head female coach at Ling Shooting School.[5] She represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3] She is a five time world champion, World Cup, and commonwealth medalist.

Medals

References

  1. ^ "BBC Sport - Shooting - Somerset shooter Abbey Burton is aiming for gold". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC News. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Shotgun wedding arch for hotshot couple". This is The West Country. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "SHOOTING: Lings 'overwhelmed' by England call for Commonwealth Games". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Congratulations to Abbey Burton and Ed Ling - CPSA". www.cpsa.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. ^ "The Team - Ling Shooting". Ling Shooting. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. ^ "British Shooting". britishshooting.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

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