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2017 Commonwealth Shooting Championships
The 2017 Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championships were held at the Belmont Shooting Complex in Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ..., Australia from 28 October to 8 November 2017. It was held in tandem with that year's Oceania Shooting Championships and served as a test event for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Medalists Men Women Open Medal table References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Commonwealth Shooting Championships, 2017 2017 in shooting sports International sports competitions hosted by Australia Sport in Brisbane 2017 in Australian sport Shooting competitions in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor and D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane area include clans of the Yugara, Turrbal and Quandamooka peoples. The Turrbal word for the Brisbane area is ''Meeanjin''. The Moreton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Hoberg
Alex Hoberg (born 27 November 2001) is an Australian sport shooter. In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 10 meter air rifle event at the 2017 Commonwealth Shooting Championships held in Brisbane, Australia. In 2018, he represented Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia and he finished in 4th place in the men's 10 metre air rifle event. In the same year, he also represented Australia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2019, he won three gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal at the 2019 Oceania Shooting Championships held in Sydney, Australia. Hoberg represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ..., Japan. He competed in the men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Adams (sport Shooter)
Paul Adams (born 4 June 1992) is an Australian sports shooter. He competed in the men's skeet event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Adams represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's skeet event but did not score sufficient points to advance past qualification. Personal life On 13 October 2018, Adams joined the Royal Australian Navy Reserve The Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Australian Navy in Australia. The current Royal Australian Naval Reserve was formed in June 1973 by merging the former RANR (Seagoing) and the Royal Australian ... as a Nursing Officer. References External links * 1992 births Living people Australian male sport shooters Olympic shooters of Australia Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Australian people {{Australia-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Fairclough
Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Jack (surname), including a list of people with the surname * Jack (Tekken), multiple fictional characters in the fighting game series ''Tekken'' * Jack the Ripper, an unidentified British serial killer active in 1888 * Wolfman Jack (1938–1995), a stage name of American disk jockey Robert Weston Smith * New Jack, a stage name of Jerome Young (1963-2021), an American professional wrestler * Spring-heeled Jack, a creature in Victorian-era English folklore Animals and plants Fish *Carangidae generally, including: **Almaco jack **Amberjack **Bar jack **Black jack (fish) **Crevalle jack **Giant trevally or ronin jack ** Jack mackerel ** Leather jack **Yellow jack *Coho salm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Llewellin
Ben William David Llewellin (born 11 July 1994) is a Welsh sports shooter, who won a silver medal for Wales in the Men's skeet at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He was born in Haverfordwest, the son of rally driver David Llewellin. In 2016 he won a silver medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Finals in Cyprus, followed in 2017 by another at New Delhi, where he and Riccardo Filippelli of Italy both fired a world record score. Later in the year he won a gold medal in the Skeet event at the Oceania and Commonwealth Shooting Federations' Championships in Australia. He won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, finishing second to former world champion Georgios Achilleos of Cyprus, with a score of 56 out of 60 targets. In September 2023 with Amber Rutter, he won the Mixed team skeet event at the European Shotgun Championships in Osijek. References External links *Ben Llewellinat British Shooting British Shooting is the national governing body for IS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISSF Olympic Skeet
Olympic Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. The discipline is sanctioned by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Both men's and women's competitions consist of five such series. The top six competitors shoot an additional series as a final round, on targets filled with special powder to show hits more clearly to the audience. History Unlike English Skeet, participants shooting Olympic Skeet must call for the clays with their gun off the shoulder, with the stock positioned level with the hip. There is also a delay switch incorporated within the clay trap, meaning the clays might be released immediately, or up to three seconds after the clay is called by the shooter. Under no circumstances must the gun be moved until the clay is release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjeev Rajput
Master Chief Petty Officer Sanjeev Rajput (5 January 1981) is an Arjuna Awardee Indian sport shooter from Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. He was a retired Junior Commissioned Officer in Indian Navy. Early life Rajput was born on 5 January 1981 to Krishan Lal of Jagadhri. He went to SD Public School Jagadhri, Haryana. At the age of 18 he joined the Indian Navy as a sailor and left the same in 2014. Career 2004 He won three gold and a silver medal at SAF Games, Islamabad, 2004. At the national Championship Oct 2004 Sanjeev Rajput proves to be a new find by winning back to back finals with two different weapons on the final day of the National Championship at Reoti Ranges, Indore. 2005–2006 He won the 50m Free Rifle three-position and the 10m Air Rifle Champion of Champions events. He won a Team Gold in Commonwealth Shooting Championship, Melbourne in March 2005 in 50m Rifle 3 position event. He won the bronze medal in the Men's 50m Rifle Prone at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He won a br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyendra Singh (sport Shooter)
Satyendra Singh (born 7 March 1964) is an Indian former cricketer. He played nineteen first-class matches for Bengal between 1986 and 1991. See also * List of Bengal cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for Bengal cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Players in bold have ... References External links * 1964 births Living people Indian cricketers Bengal cricketers Cricketers from Patna {{India-cricket-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISSF 50 Meter Rifle Three Positions
50 meter rifle three positions (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 meter rifle three positions. It consists of the kneeling, prone, and standing positions, fired in that order, traditionally with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women. In January 2018, the number of shots was equalised between genders with the Women's 3x20 being abolished in favour of a 3x40 match identical to the men's event. The caliber is .22 Long Rifle The .22 Long Rifle or simply .22 LR or 22 (metric designation: 5.6×15mmR) is a long-established variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition originating from the United States. It is used in a wide range of rifles, pistols, revolvers, smo ... (5.6 mm). In both the men's and women's event, athletes must complete the course of fire within a single time block of 2 hours, 45 minutes. Before January 2018, the Women's 3x20 event had a time limit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gagan Narang
Gagan Narang (born 6 May 1983) is an Indian sport shooter, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He won the bronze medal in the Men's 10 m Air Rifle Event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a final score of 701.1 on 30 July 2012. Early life and background Gagan was born to Bhimsen Narang and his wife Amarjit, in a Punjabi Hindu Arora family in Chennai on 6 May 1983. His father is a retired chief manager of the Air India. Gagan's family hail from the Simla Gujran village of Haryana's Panipat district. However, his father's job assignments made them to shift from Panipat to Hyderabad, where he was brought up. He did his schooling from the Gitanjali Senior School. He attained his Bachelor of Computer Application degree from the Hyderabad's Osmania University. He took to shooting when his father presented him an air pistol in 1997. He went about perfecting his shooting skills at the backyard of his home in Begumpet. According to his father, Gagan showed early sparks of his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dane Sampson
Dane Sampson (born 20 August 1986) is an Australian sports shooter. He competed in the 10 metre air rifle, 50 metre rifle three positions and 50 metre rifle prone events at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Sampson began shooting in 1998, encouraged by his parents who are both sports shooters. He made his international debut at the 2011 World Cup event in Munich. He worked as an antiques restorer in order to fund his shooting. Sampson qualified to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He competed in the men's 10 metre air rifle, the men's 50 metre rifle three positions 50 meter rifle three positions (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 meter rifle three positions. It consists of the kneeling, prone, and standing ... event, and the mixed 10 metre air rifle team events. He did not score sufficient points in either event to advance past qualification. References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
