Pull. Aim. Fire. Trap Shooting to the olympic trials.
Episode: #005.
Renae Jones.Athlete: Trap Shooting.
Renae Jones has represented Australia in Trap Shooting, travelling the world for junior championships and reaching Olympic selection trials for Tokyo 2020. In this conversation, she shares how weekends at the local gun club in regional Victoria grew into a sporting journey that took her across Europe and the Americas before she’d even finished high school. Now studying Sport Management at Deakin and working with Football Victoria and Commonwealth Games Australia, Renae reflects on resilience, transition, and why Trap Shooting is one of the safest and most misunderstood sports. Along the way, she challenges assumptions, shares the lessons shooting has taught her, and opens up about what success looks like today while keeping the door open for a return to competition. 📣 Question From the Grandstand - Trap Shooting is taught with some of the highest safety standards in sport. Should it be offered through schools alongside other mainstream sports?
Stream Episode. 55:45mins.
