Neville Holt (9 March 1912 – 6 February 2008) was an Australian sports shooter. His father introduced him to the sport, and before World War II he joined the

Australian Militia The Australian Army Reserve is a collective name given to the reserve units of the Australian Army. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, the reserve military force has been known by many names, including the Citizens Forces, the Citizen ...

, from which he borrowed guns to practise; he never served in the war. He competed in the 50 m rifle event at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

, where he came 47th; despite primarily being a full-bore shooter, he competed in a

small-bore Small-bore refers to calibers with a diameter of .32 inches or smaller. It may also refer to small-bore rifle competition. The medium-bore refers to calibers with a diameter between .33 inches up to .39 inches and large-bore refers to calibers with ...

event. He worked as an electrician in Sydney, where he died on 6 February 2008. He was recognised as Australia's oldest Olympian and, upon his death, this mantle was taken by Australian equestrian gold medallist Bill Roycroft. His brother John, a noted veterinarian, represented Australia in shooting at the

1960 Rome Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

, and he and Neville participated together in the

2000 Summer Olympics torch relay The 2000 Summer Olympics torch relay was the transferral of the Olympic Flame to Sydney, Australia, that built up to the 2000 Summer Olympics. The torch travelled to various island nations as part of a tour of Oceania before beginning an exten ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holt, Neville 1912 births 2008 deaths Australian male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Australia Shooters at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sydney Place of birth missing