Shooting | Athlete Profile: Martina Lindsay VELOSO - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Birth Date:  27 Oct 1999
Place of Birth:  SINGAPORE
Country of birth:  SGP
Age:  18
Gender:   Female

Height (cm): 154
Weight (Kg): 54

Events and Medals

Sport	Event	Rank
Shooting	Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions	4
	Women's 50m Rifle Prone	1
	Women's 10m Air Rifle	1

Martina Lindsay VELOSO - Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location
GR	Women's 10m Air Rifle Finals	247.2	9 April, 2018	Gold Coast (AUS)
GR	Women's 50m Rifle Prone Finals	621.0	12 April, 2018	Gold Coast (AUS)

Martina Lindsay VELOSO - Schedule

Schedule
Time	My Time	Venue	Event	Status
Mon, 9 Apr 11:00	-	Belmont Shooting Centre	Women's 10m Air Rifle Qualification	Finished
Mon, 9 Apr 13:30	-	Belmont Shooting Centre	Women's 10m Air Rifle Finals	Finished
Thu, 12 Apr 14:00	-	Belmont Shooting Centre	Women's 50m Rifle Prone Finals	Finished
Fri, 13 Apr 8:30	-	Belmont Shooting Centre	Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification	Finished
Fri, 13 Apr 11:30	-	Belmont Shooting Centre	Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Finals	Finished

Legend

GR: Commonwealth Games Record

Biographical Information

Highlights:

Commonwealth Games
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2014	Glasgow, SCO	10m Air Rifle Women	5

World Championships
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2014	Granada, ESP	10m Air Rifle Women	57

Hobbies:

Reading, rollerblading, hiking (Athlete, 1 Mar 2018; Athlete, 29 Oct 2017)

Occupation: Student (Athlete, 29 Oct 2017)
Education: Sport and wellness management at Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore
Languages spoken: English
Coach:

NATIONAL: Elham HASHEMI (IRI) (Athlete, 29 Oct 2017)

Position style: Right hand, right eye (issf-sports.org, 17 Jul 2017)
Other sports:

Junior black belt in taekwondo. (Athlete, 1 Mar 2018)

Reason: "The feeling of shooting bullseyes was something that interested me and I thought guns were pretty cool, too." (Athlete, 29 Oct 2017)
Ambition: Winning a medal at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 29 Oct 2017)
Memorable: Being the youngest ISSF World Cup gold medallist at age 14. (Athlete, 29 Oct 2017)
Influence: Coach, Elham HASHEMI (IRI) . "She is the one who has been advising and guiding my path to current or future success." (Athlete, 29 Oct 2017)
Ritual: Having a good breakfast and smile. Breathing and visualisation. (Athlete, 1 Mar 2018; Athlete, 29 Oct 2017)

Additional information:

TEST EVENT
Bronze in 10m air rifle and 50m rifle 3 positions at Commonwealth Shooting Championships at the Belmont complex in November 2017 - a test event for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. (shootingaustralia.org, 5 Nov 2017)

LEGENDS
Her name comes from top tennis players Martina HINGIS (SUI) and Lindsay DAVENPORT (USA). (Athlete, 29 Oct 2017)

STAR
Youngest shooter to win an ISSF World Cup medal (bronze), at age 14, in the 10m air rifle in Munich, Germany, in 2014. (issf-sports.org, 8 Jun 2014)

RECORD
Set a national 10m air rifle record of 421.0 points at Safra Yishun Indoor Air Weapon Range in April 2017. (straitstimes.com, 9 Apr 2017)

MIGRATION
Parents, Melvin and Loressa, are from the Philippines and migrated to Singapore in the late 1990s. (inquirer.net, 21 Aug 2014)

AWARD
Sportsgirl of the Year at Singapore Sports Awards in 2015. (sportsschool.edu.sg, 6 Aug 2015)

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