First woman in history to compete in Olympic trap shooting

Susan Nattrass was introduced to the sport of trap shooting by her father at the age of 5 (he did not teach her how to shoot until the age of 12). In 1969 she began competing internationally. In 1976 the Olympics were held in Montreal and Susan became the first woman in history to compete in the Olympics in trap shooting. This would not be her last appearance at the Olympics. As of 2012, she was one of only 122 athletes to compete in six or more Olympic Games. Besides being an Olympian Susan is also a 7-time Women’s World Trapshooting Champion, 4-time Silver Medalist at World Championships, 2-time Silver and 3-time Bronze medalist Commonwealth Games. In 1977 Susan was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and in 1981 she was named Canada’s best athlete, male or female, amateur or professional receiving the Lou Marsh Trophy (now called the Northern Star Award). In 1987 she completed her Doctorate in Physical Education and Sport Sciences from the University of Alberta. In 1996 she joined the Pacific Medical Center where she worked as medical research in osteoporosis. In 2007 she became the Director of Research until 2013. Today she owns and operates the Puget Sound Osteoporosis Center where she continues her medical research.