Teenage Pistol Phenom Earns Olympic Quota in Munich

By Justin Stakes

Colorado Springs, CO -(Ammoland.com)- At only 18 years old, Lydia Paterson (Kansas City, Kansas) has solidified herself as a world-class pistol athlete by earning an Olympic Quota in Women’s Air Pistol at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Munich, Germany.

Paterson won the quota by scoring a 386/400 and placing eighth in the Women’s Air Pistol Final, the highest U.S. finish in this event internationally since 2012 Olympian Sandra Uptagrafft made Finals and finished eighth at the 2010 ISSF World Championship. Paterson also earns USA Shooting’s first quota in the event since four-time Olympian Rebecca Snyder did so back in 2005 prior to the 2008 Olympic Games.

A quota spot is essentially the entry ticket necessary for a country to compete in Olympic competition in a particular discipline. A country is allowed to earn only two quotas in Women’s Air Pistol, and an athlete can win only one quota for her country – regardless of the discipline. Quota spots are then awarded to the next eligible athlete in the rankings, and thus Paterson won one of the three …read more

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