基本介紹
- 中文名：維吉尼亞·特拉謝爾
- 外文名：Virginia Thrasher
- 別名：Ginny Thrasher
- 國籍：美國
- 出生地：美國維吉尼亞州泉城（Springfield, Va.）
- 出生日期：1997年2月28日
- 畢業院校：West Springfield High School（2015）
- 身高：5′ 1″（約1米55）
- 體重：119磅(約54公斤)
- 運動項目：射擊
- 所屬運動隊：美國射擊隊
- 專業特點：心理素質強大
- 主要獎項：2016年裡約奧運會女子十米氣步槍冠軍
- 重要事件：2016NCCA氣步槍與三姿冠軍
特拉謝爾目前是一名2015級在讀大學生，即將升入大二，就讀於西維吉尼亞大學工程學系。在成為射擊運動員之前，她夢想成為一名花樣滑冰運動員。但在高一（2011年）的時候，她發現自己很難在花滑運動上取得進步。同年，在一次和祖父外出打獵後，她將自己的運動主攻方向變為了射擊。
維吉尼亞·特拉謝爾的爸爸是羅傑·特拉謝爾（Roger Thrasher），媽媽是瓦萊莉·特拉謝爾（Valerie Thrasher)。她是家中的老小，上面還有兩個哥哥。
Through process, Ginny has reached unprecedented success. She jump-started her WVU freshman campaign by earning five medals (two open/three junior) at the 2015 USA Shooting National Championships. That performance helped propel her through her first collegiate season in leading all rifle competitors with the top air rifle score of 599/600 that she shot on two separate occasions. That all lead to a crowning moment during the NCAA Rifle Championships where she became the first freshman rifle shooter ever to win both individual titles in air and smallbore while leading WVU to their fourth-straight, and 18th overall, NCAA team title.
Success didn’t end there for the 19-year-old, however. She went to Olympic Team Trials three weeks later and pulled out a decisive victory in the Three-Position event over a seasoned and talented field. She earned a nine-point win having never competed in the event internationally. From NCAA Champion to Olympian, it's been quite a 2016 already.
A product of West Springfield High School in Virginia, Thrasher shot for her high school rifle team, but her love of shooting first came after hunting with her grandfather. She is the youngest of three children with two older brothers.
