Ray Bassil
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Ray Bassil (Arabic: راي باسيل; born 20 October 1988) is a Qatari trap shooter. She previously represented Lebanon, competing in four consecutive Olympic Games— 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024.
Career
[edit | edit source]Bassil started trap-shooting aged eight, encouraged by her father Jacques.[1] She began her competitive career in 2006.[2] In 2007, Bassil won her first medal at the ISSF Junior World Championships held in Nicosia, Cyprus, winning bronze.[3] She represented Lebanon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London,[4] finishing 18th,[5] and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished 14th.[5]
Bassil won her first career gold medal at the 2016 ISSF World Cup held in Nicosia.[3] With her gold medal win at the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships in Doha, Qatar, she qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[6] Bassil was Lebanon's flag bearer at the 2020 Olympics;[7] she finished the women's trap event in 21st place.[8]
She was the only person to compete for Lebanon through qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She trained in Lebanon and Italy.[9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Bassil graduated with a bachelor's degree in Food and Beverage Management from Notre Dame University–Louaize.[1] She speaks three languages: Arabic, English and French.[2]
Olympic results
[edit | edit source]| Olympic results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
| Trap | 18th 64 |
14th 65 |
21st 114 |
21st 114 |
References
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External links
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- Living people
- Lebanese female sport shooters
- 1988 births
- People from Keserwan District
- Olympic shooters for Lebanon
- Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 2006 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 2018 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Lebanon
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Lebanese people
- 21st-century Lebanese sportswomen
- Shooters at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Notre Dame University–Louaize alumni
- Asian Games bronze medalists in shooting