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Georgina Geikie
Personal information
NicknameGorgs
Alma materUniversity of Wales
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Other interestsModern Pentathlon
Sport
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • England
  • SportShooting sports
    Events
    • 10 m Air Pistol
  • 25m Sport Pistol
  • ClubOkehampton Smallbore Rifle Club
    Coached by
    • Tom Redhead
  • Margaret Thomas
  • Retired2016

    Medal record

    Women's shooting
    Representing  England
    Commonwealth Games
    Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne 10 meters air pistol pairs
    Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 25 metres pistol pairs

    Georgina Geikie (born 6 December 1984) is a British sport shooter who competed for Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She has won two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games.

    Early life[edit]

    Geikie was born in Okehampton, Devon.[1] She studied for a degree in Product Design at Cardiff University.[2]

    Sporting career[edit]

    At the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia, Geikie teamed up with Julia Lydall to win the bronze medal in the women's 10 meters air pistol pairs behind gold medallists Dina Aspandiyarova and Lalita Yauhleuskaya of Australia and silver medallists Joseline Lee Yean Cheah and Bibiana Pei Chin Ng from Malaysia.[3][4]

    In 2008 she set a new British Finals Record for Women's Air Pistol of 485.6. The previous record had stood for sixteen years.[5]

    At the 2010 Commonwealth Shooting Championships Geikie won four medals; two individual bronzes and a silver and bronze in team events.[6][7] She competed for England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India. Again partnered by Julia Lydall, the pair repeated their result at the 2006 Games by winning a bronze medal in the women's 25 metre pistol pairs with a score of 1122 points.[8][9] Despite her medal Geikie lost her place as one of the six athletes funded by British Shooting with money provided by UK Sport following a bi-annual review of performances.[9]

    At the 2011 European Shooting ChampionshipsinBelgrade, Geikie achieved the Olympic qualifying standard in the 25 metres pistol event earning Great Britain a second qualifying berth for the event in addition to their host nation place. Her score of 578 points meant she finished 13th out of the 48 competitors.[10]

    Geikie was chosen to carry the Olympic Flame as it passed through Okehampton on 21 May as part of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay.[11] Geikie was selected as one of ten shooters to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She competed in the women's 25 metres pistol event, finishing 37th with a score of 562 and the 10m air pistol event finishing 47th with a score of 359.[12]

    She announced her retirement from competitive shooting in May 2016.[13]

    Post-Sporting Career[edit]

    After retiring from competition, Geikie joined British Shooting, launching the Schools Pistol Championship. She went on to join the Target Sprint Group.[14]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Georgina Geikie | Team GB". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  • ^ Debbie Callaghan (26 February 2021). "Georgina Geikie British Olympian Sport Shooter". Army Cadets. Army Cadet Force. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  • ^ "English shooters bag three golds". BBC Sport. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  • ^ "Shooting: pistol events". BBC Sport. 25 March 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  • ^ "British Final Record for Geikie". News. British Shooting. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  • ^ "Devon shooter Georgina Geikie wins four medals in India". BBC Sport. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  • ^ "Commonwealth Games is Georgina's next target". Tavistock Times Gazette. Tindle Newspapers. 28 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  • ^ "Gorgs sets sights on London 2012". Tavistock Times Gazette. Tindle Newspapers. 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  • ^ a b "Shooter Georgina Geikie upbeat despite funding cut". BBC Sport. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  • ^ "Devon's Georgina Geikie earns extra Olympic shooting place". BBC Sport. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  • ^ "Gorgs Geikie - Torchbearers". London 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  • ^ "Shooting: South Korea's Kim Jangmi wins women's 25m pistol". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  • ^ "Gorgs Announces Her Retirement". News. British Shooting. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  • ^ "About Target Sprint". Target Sprint. British Shooting. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  • External links[edit]


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