She won a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle competition at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Audrey Gogniat, an Olympic bronze medalist, has signed with Ole Miss Rifle to enhance its 2024 recruiting class. The right-handed shooter from Le Noirmont, Switzerland, won a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle discipline at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Gogniat qualified with a 632.6, three tenths below than the Olympic qualification record, and then earned a 230.3 in the final round to secure a podium position.
“Audrey is undoubtedly one of the best shooters in the world, and we are very excited that she picked Ole Miss to be her home for the next four years,” Rachel Martin, the school’s head rifle coach, said. “She brings a new level of competitiveness to our squad and fits in with the vision Coach Shaner and I have for it. Audrey will be an excellent teammate and provide a wealth of knowledge to our current group.”
Prior to Paris, Gogniat finished sixth in the 2023 International Shooting Sport Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan, earning Switzerland’s Olympic quota. She scored 632.2 in the qualifying round and 166.2 in the finals.
Gogniat has established herself as a strong worldwide competitor. She won a medal in the 10m air rifle at the previous two European Shooting Championships, a silver in Tallinn, Estonia, in 2023 and a bronze in Gyor, Hungary, in 2024. She also won gold in the women’s team competition for the 10m air rifle at the 2023 European Games in Wroclaw, Poland.
She has five top-10 finishes at European Championships and eight top-20 finishes in ISSF national events, three of which are in the top ten.
At the time of her signing, Gogniat was rated fourth in the ISSF’s 10m air rifle rankings and 31st in the 50m rifle three-position.
Gogniat began shooting at the age of seven, with her father, who is also a shooter, overseeing her instruction. Later, Enrico Friedemann and Olivier Schaffter became her personal trainers, while Daniel Burger coached her in national tournaments. As a young adult, Gogniat achieved success with the Franches-Montagnes shooting society.
