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Amber English of the United States celebrates with her gold medal in the women’s skeet at the Asaka Shooting Range in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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“It was just a very crazy experience,” English said. “I am so glad that after years of hard work we were able to put it together, and although this is an individual sport, it really takes a team behind everybody to be successful, so I’m very, very humbled by this experience.”
English said she was able to achieve success with the support of the Army.
“I fought it for a very long time,” she said of her decision to join the Army. “I was already training and competing with members of the AMU, and so after I lost my dad, I said, you know, I need to do something different. And I was like, better late than never. And here we are.”
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English comes from a long family history of shooters.
According to USA Shooting, her father and uncle were U.S. Running Target National Team members and Olympic Training Center resident athletes, while her mother and aunt were members of one of the University of Kentucky’s rifle programs.
English says she doesn’t intend to display her medal but will instead carry it around in her gun case as she travels.
