2016年里约奥运会以208.0环创奥运会决赛纪录夺下了本届奥运会的首枚金牌,特拉谢尔也成为继斯普尔金和南希-约翰逊后第三位在该项目上获得奥运冠军的美国选手.特拉谢尔目前是一名2015级在读大学生,即将升入大二,就读于西弗吉尼亚大学工程学系.在成为射击运动员之前,她梦想成为一名花样滑冰运动员.但在高一(2011年)的时候,她发现自己很难在花滑运动上取得进步.同年,在一次和祖父外出打猎后,她将自己的运动主攻方向变为了射击. 弗吉尼亚·特拉谢尔的爸爸是罗杰·特拉谢尔(Roger Thrasher),妈妈是瓦莱莉·特拉谢尔(Valerie Thrasher).她是家中的老小,上面还有两个哥哥. [2] Through process, Ginny has reached unprecedented success. She jump-started her WVU freshman campaign by earning five medals (two openthree junior) at the 2015 USA Shooting National Championships. That performance helped propel her through her first collegiate season in leading all rifle competitors with the top air rifle score of 599600 that she shot on two separate occasions. That all lead to a crowning moment during the NCAA Rifle Championships where she became the first freshman rifle shooter ever to win both individual titles in air and smallbore while leading WVU to their fourth-straight, and 18th overall, NCAA team title. Success didn't end there for the 19-year-old, however. She went to Olympic Team Trials three weeks later and pulled out a decisive victory in the Three-Position event over a seasoned and talented field. She earned a nine-point win having never competed in the event internationally. From NCAA Champion to Olympian, it's been quite a 2016 already. A product of West Springfield High School in Virginia, Thrasher shot for her high school rifle team, but her love of shooting first came after hunting with her grandfather. She is the youngest of three children with two older brothers. [3]