Arthur Clarke (sport shooter) explained

Arthur Eric Clarke (3 December 1921 – 4 July 2014) was a British Fullbore Rifle shooter. He represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games in 1982, 1986 and 1990, winning Gold in the Fullbore Rifle Queens Prize in the 1982 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Arthur won the Bisley Grand Aggregate on two occasions (1979, 1980) and came second twice (1968, 1985).[2] In 1971, he founded a gunsmith shop in Camberley (A.E.Clarke & Co).[3] In 1983, he was a prime mover behind instigating the annual Intercounties Competition held at Bisley Ranges to encourage team shooting.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Commonwealth Games Federation - Athlete Search. 29 August 2014.
  2. Web site: National Rifle Association of UK - Archives . 29 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419120507/http://www.nra.org.uk/common/asp/results/grand.asp?site=NRA . 19 April 2015 .
  3. Web site: Web Archive of AE Clarke Gunsmith . 29 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100429155308/http://clarkesgunshop.co.uk/ . April 29, 2010 .
  4. Web site: Hampshire Rifle Association - History. 29 August 2014.

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