Lalita Yauhleuskaya (born 31 December 1963 in Sokol, Russia) is a professional sporting shooter who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney representing Belarus and currently represents Australia in international competition.

Yauhleuskaya began competitive shooting at age 13. In 1986, representing the Soviet Union, she finished 5th in the women's 10 metre air pistol at the ISSF World Shooting Championships in Suhl, Germany. Ten years later she was selected in the Belarusian team for the Atlanta Olympics where she placed 8th in the 10m air pistol. Four years later she picked up her bronze medal in the women's 25 metre pistol at the Sydney Olympics. She became an Australian citizen after the Sydney Olympics and represented her new country in Athens and Beijing. She was also selected for the Australian team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing in 40th in the women's 10 m air pistol and 17th in the women's 25 m pistol. In 2014 Commonwealth Games, she clinched Bronze Medal in women’s 25-metre pistol event.

Lalita Yauhleuskaya

Shooting success runs in the family. Lalita’s son; Sergei Evglevski represents Australia and is very successful in his own right. He is currently competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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1963 births

Australian female sport shooters

Belarusian female sport shooters

Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia

Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia

Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia

Living people

Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Shooters at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for Belarus

Olympic medalists in shooting

Olympic shooters for Australia

Olympic shooters for Belarus

Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting

Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Belarusian emigrants to Australia

People from Sokol, Vologda Oblast

Sportspeople from Vologda Oblast

Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

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