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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Born | September 5, 1979 Itzstedt, West Germany |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event | Trap |
| Club | Itzstedter SV |
| Coached by | Wilhelm Metelmann |
Sonja Scheibl (born September 5, 1979) is a German trap shooter. She previously worked as a carpenter before she became a member of Itzstedter SV shooting club, where she was trained by her coach Wilhelm Metelmann.[1] In 1998, Scheibl made her international debut by competing at the World Championships in Barcelona, and by winning the bronze medal in the team event, along with her teammates Silke Hüsing and Susanne Kiermayer. A year later, Scheibl won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Tampere for the individual trap, and in 2001, she led her team to win the bronze in the trap and the silver in the double trap events at the 2001 European Shooting Championships in Zagreb.
Despite missing out of medals at the shooting championships, Scheibl proved successful to achieve higher placements for both team and individual trap events. Scheibl also guaranteed her qualifying place at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she placed seventeenth in the women's trap event.[2][3]