James Spaight
James Seymour Spaight (1936-2011) was a British sports shooter.
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| Born | 1936 Kings Lynn, Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 April 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shooting career
Spaight represented England and won a bronze medal in the fullbore rifle Queens Prize, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] Four years later he represented England and won a silver medal in the fullbore rifle Queens Prize, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2][3]
He won over 20 individual major Bisley trophies.[4]
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References
- "1974 Games". Team England.
- "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Obituary" (PDF). National Rifle Association.
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