Johanne Brekke

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Johanne Brekke
Brekke at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
NationalityWelsh
Born (1978-08-11) 11 August 1978 (age 45)
Sport
CountryWales
SportShooting
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 50m Rifle Prone Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne 50m Rifle Prone
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 50m Rifle Prone

Johanne Brekke (born 11 August 1978)[1] is a Welsh sports shooter.

Brekke won a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the Women's Smallbore Rifle Prone Pairs event alongside Ceri Dallimore,[2][3][4] a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the 50m Rifle Prone event[5] and another bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 50m Rifle Prone Event.[6] She also competed in 1998.[7]

She was a Royal Air Force Air Cadet.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Johanne Brekke". m2006.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Shooting 50m Rifle Prone (Pair) - Women Manchester 2002 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ John Barry (21 July 2002). "Other News - Shooting". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. p. S2. Retrieved 28 December 2023. Ceri Dallimore and Joanne Brekke beat off a sustained challenge by the Scottish pair of Sheena Sharp and Susan Jackson in the women's 50m prone rifle, to take Wales' first gold medal of the Games. England's Helen Vincent and Linda Smallbone took bronze.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games - Medal Results". The Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network Inc. 31 July 2002. p. F5. ISSN 0832-1299. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Shooting bronze satisfies Brekke". BBC Sport. 22 March 2006. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2010: Scotland shooters claim golden double". The Guardian. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Johanne Brekke | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Famous cadets". RAF Air Cadets. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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