Nigel Wallace

Nigel Ian Wallace (born 5 June 1967) is a male British sport shooter.

Nigel Wallace
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1967-06-05) 5 June 1967
Rochford, Essex[1]
Medal record
Sports shooting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria 10m air rifle
1994 Victoria 10m air rifle pair
1998 Kuala Lumpur 10m air rifle pair
2002 Manchester 10m air rifle pair

Sport shooting career

Wallace competed at three consecutive Commonwealth Games from 1994 until 2002, winning medals at each games.[2]

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 10 metres air rifle and a silver medal in the pairs with Chris Hector, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] Four years later he represented England in the same events but this time won a gold medal in the pairs with Hector, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5][6] Finally at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, he won a bronze medal in the pairs, once again with Hector.[7]

Wallace also represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.[8] He is also a multiple English and British champion holding many Great British records during his shooting career.

Personal life

He is a BT manager by trade.[1]

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References
  1. "Shooting: The gong trousers!". Essex County Standard.
  2. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - SHOOTING". GBR Athletics.
  3. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nigel Wallace Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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