Abbey Burton

Abbey Ling (née Burton, born 30 March 1987 in High Wycombe) is a British sports shooter from Nynehead, Somerset.[1] She married fellow Team GB sports shooter Edward Ling in 2014, and has a daughter with him.[2][3][4] She works as the head female coach at Ling Shooting School.[5] She represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3] She is a five time world champion, World Cup, and commonwealth medalist.

Abbey Ling

Personal information
Birth name	Abbey Burton
Born	30 March 1987 (age 33) High Wycombe
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse(s)	Edward Ling ​ (m. 2014)​
Medal record Women's shooting Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Trap pairs

Medals

• Total of 6 individual medals at the World and European championships: 2 Bronze, 4 Silver.
• Total of 5 team medals at World, European and Commonwealth Championships: 1 Bronze, 2 Silver, 2 Gold.
• Beat the World Record of 75ex75 plus 22 single barrel final (total 97ex100)
• 4 times British Ladies champion - first woman to win three years in a row.[6]

References

1. "BBC Sport - Shooting - Somerset shooter Abbey Burton is aiming for gold". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC News. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
2. "Shotgun wedding arch for hotshot couple". This is The West Country. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
3. "SHOOTING: Lings 'overwhelmed' by England call for Commonwealth Games". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
4. "Congratulations to Abbey Burton and Ed Ling - CPSA". www.cpsa.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
5. "The Team - Ling Shooting". Ling Shooting. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
6. "British Shooting". britishshooting.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

External links

• Abbey Ling at the International Shooting Sport Federation
• Abbey Burton at the Commonwealth Games Federation (2010)
• Abbey Ling at Commonwealth Games England