Georgina Geikie

Georgina Geikie (born 6 December 1984) is a British sport shooter who competed for Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She has won two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games.

Early life Geikie was born in Okehampton, Devon. She studied for a degree in Product Design at Cardiff University.

In 2008 she set a new British Finals Record for Women's Air Pistol of 485.6. The previous record had stood for sixteen years.

At the 2010 Commonwealth Shooting Championships Geikie won four medals; two individual bronzes and a silver and bronze in team events. She competed for England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India. Again partnered by Julia Lydall, the pair repeated their result at the 2006 Games by winning a bronze medal in the women's 25 metre pistol pairs with a score of 1122 points. Despite her medal Geikie lost her place as one of the six athletes funded by British Shooting with money provided by UK Sport following a bi-annual review of performances.

Geikie was chosen to carry the Olympic Flame as it passed through Okehampton on 21 May as part of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay. Geikie was selected as one of ten shooters to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She competed in the women's 25 metres pistol event, finishing 37th with a score of 562 and the 10m air pistol event finishing 47th with a score of 359.

She announced her retirement from competitive shooting in May 2016.

Post-Sporting Career After retiring from competition, Geikie joined British Shooting, launching the Schools Pistol Championship. She went on to join the Target Sprint Group.