Natalia Rahman (born 24 July 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian sport shooter.[2] She won a gold and silver medal in the women's skeet shooting, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, coincidentally in her home city, accumulating a score of 90 targets. She has also won a bronze medal for Australia at the world cup in Shanghai (and to date remains the only female skeet shooter to win a medal for Australia at a World Cup or World Championships), and bronze medal at the World Championships in Cairo, and silver medal at the World Championships in Finland.[1][3] Rahman is also the sister of two-time Olympian Paul Rahman (2004 and 2008), and the daughter of her personal coach Goran Rahman.[4]

Natalia Rahman
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1982-07-24) 24 July 1982 (age 42)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
EventSkeet
ClubFrankston Australian Clay
Target Club[1]
Coached byGoran Rahman[1]
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Skeet pairs
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester Skeet
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Skeet pairs

Rahman represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in women's skeet shooting. She placed eleventh in the qualifying rounds of the event by two points behind Romania's Lucia Mihalache from the final attempt, with a total score of 66 targets.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "ISSF Profile – Natalia Rahman". ISSF. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalia Rahman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. ^ Wright, Shane (21 March 2006). "Skeet pairs champs shoot to success". The Age. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  4. ^ Reed, Ron (11 March 2008). "Natalia Rahman joins brother and ignores father's advice". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Women's Skeet Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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