Nicholas James Baxter (born 18 March 1971) is a male

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Sport shooting career

Baxter represented England at four consecutive

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in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010. The appearances resulted in the winning three gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal. Two of the three gold medals came representing

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at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

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, Malaysia, in the 10 metres air pistol pair and 50 metres free pistol pair. Four years later he won a third gold in the 10 metres air pistol pair. All three golds were won while partnering

Mick Gault Michael Gault OBE (born 2 May 1954), is an English sport shooter. He has competed at the Commonwealth Games on six occasions winning eighteen medals, a record for athletes in any sport that he jointly holds with Australian shooter Phillip Adams, ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Nick 1971 births Living people British male sport shooters Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Shooters at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 20th-century British people 21st-century British people Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games