Matthew Coward-Holley

Matthew Coward-Holley (born 14 December 1994)^[1] is a British sport shooter.

Matthew Coward-Holley

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30) Chelmsford, England
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Shooting
Event	Trap
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Trap World Championships 2015 Lonato del Garda Team double trap 2019 Lonato del Garda Trap 2022 Osijek Team trap 2019 Lonato del Garda Team trap European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Mixed team trap European Championships 2015 Maribor Team double trap 2016 Lonato del Garda Team double trap 2021 Osijek Trap 2021 Osijek Mixed team trap 2025 Chateauroux Trap 2016 Lonato del Garda Double trap 2022 Larnaca Team trap

Coward-Holley was a promising rugby player as a teenager but two serious back injuries involving broken vertebrae ended his playing. In order to remain active, he turned to shooting, a sport he had done with his father between the ages of 8 and 12 before taking up rugby.^[2]

He participated at the 2019 World Shotgun Championships, where he became the first Briton to win a world title in an individual Olympic shotgun discipline.^[3] He went on to win two medals at the 2021 European Shooting Championships, including trap gold.^[4]

He qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics, securing bronze in the men's trap.^[5][6]