David Rattray Explained

David Rattray
Full Name:David Rattray
Birth Date:9 January 1970
Birth Place:Motherwell, Scotland
Occupation:Police officer
Sport:Shooting sport
Event:10 m air rifle
Height:177cm
Weight:85kg
Club:Glenrothes Rifle Club
Coach:Alister Allan

David Rattray is a Scottish retired sport shooter. Rattray represented Scotland at two Commonwealth Games in the 10m air rifle event, winning two bronze medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2002 ISSF World Championships, placing 70th.

Shooting career

Rattray was selected to represent Scotland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where he won a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle pairs with teammate Robin Law.[1]

In 1994 he won the British 10m Air Rifle Championship, and won the bronze in 1995.[2]

He was selected to represent 1998 Commonwealth Games, where he won another bronze medal in the same event, again partnered with Law.

In 1999 he set a new Team Record in the British Club Championship of 1764 at the British Airgun Championships with teammates Robin Law and Shirley McIntosh.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Aussies Hoarding Gold at Commonwealth Games . . Associated Press . 20 August 1994 . 24 . en.
  2. News: David Loses British Title . Lanark and Carluke Advertiser . 24 February 1995 . 61 . en . DAVID RATTRAY has narrowly failed to retain his British open 10 metre air rifle championship title. The 25-year-old Lanark man won the bronze medal in the competition, held at the National Indoor Shooting Centre in Wolverhampton..
  3. News: David Loses British Title . Lanark and Carluke Advertiser . 3 March 1999 . 85 . en . Along with Robin Law and Shirley McIntosh from Glenrothes Rifle Club, Rattray won the British Club Championship, helping to create a new British record combined score of 1764..