Suffolk: Teen clay pigeon shooter arguably best in country

Henry Lungley, who lives between Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds, is the youngest member of the England junior skeeting team, competing for the U21s at the age of just 16.

Despite going up against older competitors the 16-year-old came out on top, becoming the overall junior winner at the recent home international in Scotland.

Henry Lungley shooting (Image: Vicky Lungley)

Henry has been shooting since he was nine and has shot competitively since the age of 11.

He said: "I love clay shooting.

"I feel really good and proud when I come away from tournaments with trophies and medals."

Henry Lungley with a trophy from the home international (Image: Vicky Lungley)

At the home international in Scotland, Henry hit 148 clays out of 150 to take home the victory.

The teenager said: "It felt amazing to get that many. I was working hard all year for that one moment and I was able to get the best score I could."

Henry has also won the World Skeet Masters under 16s two years in a row, and came second in the juniors this year. He has been crowned as the Suffolk supreme champion on multiple occasions.

Henry with his coach Stuart Smith (Image: Vicky Lungley)

Henry has thanked his two coaches, Peter Bloomfield who trained him when he started out, and his current coach, Stuart Smith.

Stuart said: "He has natural talent, which goes a long way, but to add to that, his dedication and his work ethic is just really impressive.

"He goes out on the range and works to make sure everything's right, which is fantastic for someone so young.

Henry shooting at the home international in Scotland (Image: CPSA/SCTA)

"At the moment, based on his accolades and results, he is arguably the best junior in the country.

"It is huge the list of things this lad has achieved this year."

Henry has now set his sights on Olympic gold medals.

He said: "I would love to be well known in the shooting world and win Olympic golds.

Henry with a trophy (Image: Vicky Lungley)

"It will take a lot of training because I am not actually shooting the Olympic skeet at the moment, and it is different to what I am doing, so I will have to train for that."