Laura Coles

Laura Coles (born 22 April 1987) is an Australian sport shooter.^[1][2] She competed in the women's skeet event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal.She also competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in the Gold Coast, Australia, where she placed 9th.

Laura Coles

Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 38) Perth, Australia
Height	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Sport shooter
Event	Skeet shooting
Medal record Representing  Australia Women's shooting Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Women's skeet Oceania Championships 2017 Gold Coast Women's skeet 2013 Sydney Women's skeet 2019 Sydney Women's skeet 2015 Sydney Women's skeet 2011 Sydney Women's skeet
Updated on 3 April 2021

Laura represented Australia at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Women's Skeet Shooting. She did not score sufficient points to advance past qualification.^[3]

She is married to Nick Melanko and manages a Perth-based clay target shooting experience business called Hot Shots Shooting.