Biathlete Jill Colebourn has made history as the first Australian female in 20 years to qualify for a Biathlon World Cup.

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Colebourn had been competing on the European circuit since December 2018, with a goal of earning under 180 points. Earning 150 points would've granted her qualification to the 2019 IBU World Cup, but she was able to score 137.56, comfortably sending her to the World Cup.

Currently, the 24-year-old is in Ostersund, Sweden, looking to make more Aussie history as she represents the green and gold at the World Championships.

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Colebourn had been competing on the European circuit since December 2018, with a goal of earning under 180 points. Earning 150 points would've granted her qualification to the 2019 IBU World Cup, but she was able to score 137.56, comfortably sending her to the World Cup.

Currently, the 24-year-old is in Ostersund, Sweden, looking to make more Aussie history as she represents the green and gold at the World Championships.

“It feels pretty amazing, I’m actually lost for words,” Colebourn said when describing how it felt to be the first Australian female to qualify for a biathlon world cup in over two decades.

“It was a goal I set for myself eight years ago when I first started the sport, so it’s unbelievable to have achieved a dream I’d had from the beginning.”