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Eritrean sport-shooter

Luna Solomon (born 1996) is an Eritrean sport-shooter who qualified for, and took part in, the 2020 Olympic Games as part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Olympic Team.

Solomon fled Eritrea for Switzerland in 2015, and took up sport shooting through the Make a Mark project, founded by Italian triple Olympic gold medallist Niccolò Campriani. Solomon qualified for the 2020 Olympics and competed in the 10m air rifle event with Campriani as her coach. Solomon was last in the fifty competing shooters at the Olympics in her event. It was announced in May 2024 that Solomon would be competing as part of the Refugee Olympic Team in the 2024 Olympic Games.

Private life

Solomon lives in Lausanne, Switzerland and has a son born in 2020.

References

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"Refugees aim for Olympic squad". InfoMigrants. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
bugsbunny (2021-07-24). "Tehani finishes 49th in Women's 10m Air Rifle at Olympics". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
Goh, ZK (2024-07-10). "IOC REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM PARIS 2024 ANNOUNCED, FORMED OF 36 ATHLETES". Olympics.

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