ADAMS Paul

Date of Birth: 4 Jun 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.85/6'0''

Place of birth: TOOWOOMBA, QLD

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : BRISBANE, QLD

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	Skeet Men	21

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - Shotgun Ranges	Skeet Men's Qualification - Day 1	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Shotgun Ranges	Skeet Men's Qualification - Day 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Skeet
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	19

World Championships

Year	Location	Skeet
2018	Changwon, KOR	14
2017	Moscow, RUS	39
2015	Lonato, ITA	27
2014	Granada, ESP	39
2013	Lima, PER	8

Oceania Championships

Year	Location	Skeet
2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	1
2017	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	1

World Cup Final

Year	Location	Skeet	Skeet - Team X
2019	Al Ain, UAE	15	11
2017	New Delhi, IND	8	-

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Skeet
2019	1 x 34th, 1 x 52nd, 1 x 98th
2018	1 x 2nd, 1 x 28th
2017	2 x 3rd

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
2	2018	Skeet	Guadalajara, MEX
3	2017	Skeet	Acapulco, MEX
3	2017	Skeet	New Delhi, IND
28	2018	Skeet	Siggiewi, MLT
34	2019	Skeet	Acapulco, MEX
52	2019	Skeet	Al Ain, UAE
98	2019	Skeet	Lahti, FIN

Legend
X - Mixed, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Pauly (gc2018.com, 01 Jan 2018)

Travelling. (Instagram profile, 11 Aug 2020)

Occupation:

Nursing - Australian Catholic University [ACU], Brisbane, QLD, AUS

Languages spoken:

Richard Sammon [national], AUS

Right eye, right hand (shootingaustralia.org, 01 Apr 2016)

2011 for Australia (shootingnews.com.au, 14 Aug 2011)

His grandfather taught him to shoot at age 10. He took up the skeet discipline in November 2010. (couriermail.com.au, 23 Jul 2014; shootingnews.com.au, 28 Nov 2011)

"My grandfather took me out to shoot a 22 [calibre rifle]. He handed me the gun and I had a shot. From that moment, I knew I wanted to keep shooting." (couriermail.com.au, 23 Jul 2014)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (shootingaustralia.org, 16 Jan 2020)

US-Austrian actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic. (gc2018.com, 01 Jan 2018)

His mother. (gc2018.com, 01 Jan 2018)

He listens to music before he competes. (Brisbane Gun Club YouTube channel, 06 Jul 2014)

Philosophy:

"Don't look back, keep fighting." (Instagram profile, 11 Aug 2020)

"One at a time." (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 01 Apr 2016)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
He works as a registered nurse at Redcliffe Hospital in Queensland, Australia. In 2017 he also began working as a nursing officer in the Australian Navy Reserve. "Working as a theatre nurse in a large ship or in a field hospital will take my professional experience to a whole new level." (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 17 Apr 2020; Facebook profile, 04 Nov 2019; shootingaustralia.org, 04 Nov 2019; msn.com, 14 Jan 2020; news.navy.gov.au, 13 Oct 2018; LinkedIn profile, 2018)

OTHER STUDIES
He has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Griffith University in Brisbane, QLD, Australia. He also has a post-graduate certificate in perioperative nursing. (news.navy.gov.au, 13 Oct 2018; LinkedIn profile, 2018; gc2018.com, 01 Jan 2018)

TATTOO
He has a tattoo on the left side of his chest, featuring his motto ['One at a time'] and his grandfather's initials [IWM]. (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 01 Apr 2016)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/triggerhappynurse
https://twitter.com/ausshooter
Athlete Website: https://www.pauladamsshooting.com

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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