Neil Stirton (born 1981) is a British sport shooter.

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

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. The pair went on to win Silver in the same event at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

. Partnering with Jonathan Hammond at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, Stirton won Gold in the Prone Pairs, and Bronze in the 50M Rifle 3 Positions Pairs. In 2008, Stirton won the silver medal in the 50M Prone Rifle at the Munich World Cup, 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.

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* 1981 births Living people Scottish male sport shooters British male sport shooters Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland ISSF rifle shooters Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Aberdeen Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Winners of the Earl Roberts Memorial Challenge Cup {{UK-sportshooting-bio-stub