Elise's Story
Fast Facts
Sport: Shooting
Event: 10m Air Rifle, 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team
Olympic History: Tokyo 2020
Coach: Mike Jarrad
Year Born: 1998
State Born: Victoria
About Elise
Growing up in country Victoria, Collier was more accustomed to spending time outdoors hiking, mountain biking and playing cricket than at a rifle shooting range.
After suffering a near catastrophic fractured skull after being hit in the head with a cricket ball, Collier commenced rifle shooting on the advice of her father and joined the Frankston Peninsula Target Rifle Club.
She enjoyed that her new sport presented a level playing field saying, "the idea that you can compete against anyone irrespective of gender or age was appealing to me."
Collier quickly climbed the rankings and she was selected to represent Australia at the 2019 Oceania Championships. She impressed on debut winning two silver medals in the women’s 10m Air Rifle and women’s 50m 3 Positions.
Collier was ranked second before the final Tokyo 2020 Olympic selection trial and was an outside chance at winning the spot from fellow young gun and Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympian Victoria Rossiter.
In the match of her career, Collier produced the best qualifying score of the season and set a new Australian record in both qualification and the final on her way to winning gold and a ticket to Tokyo.
At the Tokyo Games, Collier finished 42nd in the women’s 10m Air Pistol and placed 19th in the Mixed 10m Air Pistol Team event where she partnered Alex Hoberg.
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