Brian Girling Explained

Brian Girling
Birth Date:14 May 1938
Birth Place:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Height:184cm
Weight:74kg
Sport:Sports shooting
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Brian Edward Girling (born 14 May 1938) is a British former international sports shooter, who competed in an Olympics and four Commonwealth Games from 1966-1990.

Sports shooting career

He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics[1]

At the age of 28 he represented England in the rapid fire pistol and centre fire pistol events, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2] [3]

Twelve years later he competed in the rapid fire pistol event again at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Canada. It was not until 1986 that he finally won a medal and it was a gold medal in the 25 metres rapid fire pistol pairs, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was selected for a fourth Games (aged 52); that of the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where he won a bronze medal in the 25 metres rapid fire pistol pairs.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brian Girling . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040518/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/brian-girling-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 September 2016 . Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: 1966 Athletes. Team England.
  3. Web site: Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team. Team England.
  4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.