Ben Llewellin
Ben William David Llewellin (born 11 July 1994)[1] is a Welsh sports shooter, who won a silver medal for Wales in the Men's skeet at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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Nationality | British / Welsh | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | 11 July 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was born in Haverfordwest, the son of rally driver David Llewellin.[2] In 2016 he won a silver medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Finals in Cyprus, followed in 2017 by another at New Delhi, where he and Riccardo Filippelli of Italy both fired a world record score.[3] Later in the year he won a gold medal in the Skeet event at the Oceania and Commonwealth Shooting Federations' Championships in Australia.[4]
He won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, finishing second to former world champion Georgios Achilleos of Cyprus, with a score of 56 out of 60 targets.[5]
References
- "Ben Llewellin". British Shooting. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Shooting star Ben Llewellin looking to emulate father David". BBC Sport. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Llewellin matches skeet world record with stunning World Cup silver". Team GB. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- Gordon Thomas (2 November 2017). "Brilliant hot shot Ben Llewellin clinches men's skeet gold in Australia". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Commonwealth Games: Wales' Ben Llewellin claims skeet shooting silver medal". BBC Sport. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.