Edward Ling
{{Short description|English sport shooter (born 1983)}}
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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}
{{MedalBronze | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Trap}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2014 Grenada|Trap}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Moscow|Trap}}
{{MedalBronze|2011 Belgrade|Team Trap}}
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Edward Ling (born 7 March 1983{{cite web|title=Edward Ling Biography|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/ed-ling-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040427/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/ed-ling-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|publisher=sports-reference.com|accessdate=5 June 2011}}) is an English sport shooter who represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics, and 2016 Summer Olympics. Ling was born in Taunton, Somerset.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he participated in the men's trap event, finishing tied for 25th position. In 2012, he also competed in the men's trap, finishing in 21st position.{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/shooting/trap-125-targets-m|title=London 2012 trap 125 targets men - Olympic Shooting|date=8 August 2016|publisher=}} At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's trap.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/08/ed-ling-bronze-medal-mens-trap-rio-olympics|title=Ed Ling keeps his cool to win bronze in Rio 2016 men's trap|first=Ian|last=Prior|date=8 August 2016|publisher=|newspaper=The Guardian}}
Personal life
He is a crop farmer in Nynehead in Somerset,Western Evening Herald Wednesday 5 June 1996, page 39 and also works as a shooting coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/14679873.Somerset_Olympic_hero_Ed_Ling_returns_home_to_harvest_farm/|title=Somerset Olympic hero Ed Ling returns home to harvest farm|website=Somerset County Gazette|date=12 August 2016 |accessdate=5 March 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lingshooting.co.uk/the-team/|title=The Team - Ling Shooting|publisher=|accessdate=5 March 2018}} He is married to Abbey Burton, a fellow professional shooter, and has two daughters with her.{{cite web|url=http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/sport/15805195.SHOOTING__Lings__overwhelmed__by_England_call_for_Commonwealth_Games/|title=SHOOTING: Lings 'overwhelmed' by England call for Commonwealth Games|website=Somerset County Gazette|date=3 January 2018 |accessdate=5 March 2018}}
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Category:21st-century English sportsmen
Category:English male sport shooters
Category:English people of Chinese descent
Category:European Games competitors for Great Britain
Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
Category:Olympic medalists in shooting
Category:Olympic shooters for Great Britain
Category:Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Shooters at the 2015 European Games
Category:Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Taunton
Category:Trap and double trap shooters
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