Athlete Jilly Wallace from Upper Semley struck gold twice in the laser run world championships in Lisbon, Portugal.
Laser run is a discipline of modern pentathlon involving running and target shooting with a laser pistol, and Jilly took gold in the individual women masters category and the mixed team relay with Richard Wallace (no relation).
She said: “I can’t quite believe it. I was delighted to be selected for the team after winning the British Championships and I’ve been training just at home in the garden and doing sprints down on Semley Common, but I had no idea what the international standard would be like.
“I just gave it my best and shot well and ran well – approaching the finish line I knew there were Spanish and South African competitors right on my shoulder, so I dug deep and pushed with everything I had.”
Jilly was part of a strong British Team competing across all age groups and her training partner Charlie Lane from South Brewham brought home a silver medal as part of the British three-man team event.
Jilly was an Olympic skier in the 1990s.