Sheree Cox (born 1990), later known by her married name Sheree Phelps is a female British sports shooter who won a medal at the European Junior Shooting Championships, as well as representing England at two Commonwealth Games.
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| Birth name | Sheree Cox | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1990[1] Ashford, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | David Phelps | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | podiumtherapies | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Hounslow & District Rifle Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Sheree Cox was born in Ashford, Kent in 1990. Coming from a family of target shooters,[2] she learned to shoot at Hounslow Rifle Club. She married fellow GB target shooter David Phelps in 2014.[3]
Sporting career edit
In 2008 Cox was selected to represent England at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India where she won two medals.[4] She was then selected to the GB squad to the European Junior Championships in Plzeň where she won a silver medal with Kay Copland and Nikki Sammels in the 50-metre Prone Rifle team event.[5]
She was selected to represent England for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.[6] At the Commonwealth Shooting Championships ahead of the Games, she won a bronze medal in the Women's Air Rifle Team event.
She was selected again for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[7][8][9] She placed 15th in the Women's 10m Air Rifle event and 16th in the 50metre Three-Position event.[10]
Post-Sporting Career edit
Following the 2014 Glasgow Games, Cox trained in sports massage, practicing in South Wales.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ "ISSF Athlete Profile". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Clive Youlton (16 February 2012). "Sheree Cox shoots for Olympics squad spot". SurreyLive. Reach. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
On the Jaguar Rising Star programme, Cox represents the fourth generation of her family to compete in the British squad.
- ^ Jenny Stanton (30 August 2014). "Commonwealth shooters on target as they tie the knot". SurreyLive. Reach. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Tim Street (25 April 2014). "Hounslow shooter bags Commonwealth Games place". MyLondon. Reach. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "European Silver for Junior Women's Prone Team". British Shooting News. British Shooting. 10 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2010 Team". Team England. Commonwealth Games England. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Clive Youlton (18 June 2014). "Cox gets a shot at Commonwealth Games glory". SurreyLive. Reach. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: England's team". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2014 Team". Team England. Commonwealth Games England. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 – Sheree Cox Profile". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Jack Davies (11 August 2016). "Commonwealth Athlete to Open Massage Therapy Clinic in Tongwynlais". Tongwynlais.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "About". Podium Therapies. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.