Neil Stirton
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15 February 1981 Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1996 - Present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Bon Accord | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Donald McIntosh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neil Stirton (born 1981) is a British sport shooter.[1]
Career
Stirton has held a number of Scottish and British shooting records. In the 2005 Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championships (the test event for the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games), Stirton won Silver in the 50M Rifle Prone Pairs partnering with Martin Sinclair.[2] The pair went on to win Silver in the same event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[3] Partnering with Jonathan Hammond at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Stirton won Gold in the Prone Pairs,[4] and Bronze in the 50M Rifle 3 Positions Pairs.[5]
In 2008, Stirton won the Silver medal in the 50M Prone Rifle at the Munich World Cup,[1] where he shot a career personal best and British record of 599 in the Qualification stage. His Silver medal position qualified him for the 2008 World Cup Final where he finished twelfth.
References
- 1 2 "Neil Stirton". Athlete Profile. ISSF. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ "CSF Championships, March 2005". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ "Neil Stirton". Athlete Profile. Scottish Smallbore Rifle Association. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Great Scots! Neil Stirton and Jon Hammond win shooting gold at Commonwealth Games". Daily Mail. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "England duo edge out Scots to win 50m rifle silver medal". Daily Mail. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2012.