Name: Lydia Paterson
Sport: Shooting
Discipline(s): Pistol Shooting
Event(s): 10m Air
Height: 5-4
Weight: 153
DOB: 10/17/1996
Birthplace: Kansas City, Kan.
Hometown: Kansas City, Kan.
High School: Piper High School (Kansas City, Kan.) ‘15
College: University of St. Mary ’18, Biology
Olympic Experience
  • Olympian (2016)
  • Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 29th
Other Career Highlights
  • 2016 ISSF Munich World Cup, 31st
  • 2016 ISSF Rio de Janeiro World Cup, 38th
  • 2015 ISSF Munich World Cup, 8th – qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
  • 2015 ISSF Gabala World Cup, 16th
  • 2014 ISSF Junior World Championships, 27th
Personal: Daughter of Ronald and Letha Paterson...Has one brother, Caleb...Started shooting in 4-H club...Became one of the youngest members to make the U.S. national team at age 16.