Aislin Jones

Aislin Jones made history in Rio as she became Australia’s youngest ever Olympic shooter (16 years and 179 days at the time of the opening ceremony) when she contested the skeet event at the 2016 Games. 

After showing initial potential in simulated field shooting, Aislin switched to skeet shooting in 2012. She competed in her first international competitions in 2015, contesting both the Junior World Championships (23rd) and the ISSF Junior Cup (sixth). She became the youngest woman to win the Australian National Skeet Championship in early 2016 at just 15 years of age and her strong form saw her win selection to her first Olympic Games. 

The youngest of all 422 Australian athletes in Rio, Aislin shot 63/75 in qualification to finish 17th.

In October 2017, Aislin broke the Oceania women's skeet junior and senior records and the following year, at the Australian nationals in Echuca, she won the Commonwealth Championship, Australian Championship and high gun.

Later in 2018, she won her first ISSF gold medal at the Junior World Cup in Sydney. 

In 2019, Aislin became the first woman in the history of clay target shooting in Australia to win an overall championship at the ISSF National Championships in Brisbane. To win, she shot 121 from 125 and 118 from 125 for a combined 239/250. Taking out the AA national championship, women’s national championship and junior national championship in ISSF skeet at the same event, Aislin won six of the seven titles she contested in open, junior and women’s divisions.

After a couple of seasons disrupted by COVID-19, Aislin recorded strong results internationally in 2023, before nailing down a quota spot for the Paris Olympics with gold at the Oceania Championships in Brisbane.

At her second Olympic Games in Paris, Aislin competed in the women's skeet, finishing 25th overall. Aislin also competed in the mixed skeet team alongside Joshua Bell, with the pair finishing 11th after reaching a combined score of 141/150.

After competing with the French team, Aislin enjoyed the atmosphere of the crowd and their support.

"Having the Aussies intermingled in the French crowd and trying to compete, I don't think you can match that. It was an incredible experience." she said.

"My first Games in Rio was very different to this one and it is pretty special to have family support here and people cheering you on. It has been really cool."

In the shooting world rankings, Aislin is currently in the top 50.