Richard Brickell (born 29 October 1975 in
Newbury, Berkshire,
England
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)
is a
sport shooter
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who represented
Great Britain
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at the
2004 Summer Olympics and the
2012 Summer Olympics and
2010 Commonwealth Games
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in Delhi where he won both individual Gold and Bronze medals in the pairs event.
At the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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he participated in the
men's skeet event, finishing tied for 34th position.
[ At the 2012 Summer Olympics in ]London
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he also participated in the men's skeet event. This time he finished in 12th position.
References
1975 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Newbury, Berkshire
British male sport shooters
Skeet shooters
Olympic shooters for Great Britain
Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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