Donald McIntosh (sport shooter) explained

Donald McIntosh
Birth Date:1966 7, df=y
Birth Place:Elgin
Nationality:Scottish
Education:Elgin Academy & University of Edinburgh
Spouse:Shirley McIntosh (1992–present)Seonaid McIntosh (Daughter)
Country:United Kingdom
Sport:Shooting
Club:Clachnacuddin
Retired:2003
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Donald McIntosh (born 19 July 1966) is a Scottish rifle shooter and coach from Elgin. He represented Scotland for the first time in 1989 at the Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championships in Wales.[1] He has been capped 60 times, making him the seventh most capped Scottish shooter.[2] He represented Scotland in the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games where he was unable to replicate his previous gold medal success in the Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championships.[3] Donald began his international coaching career at the 2003 World University Shooting Championships and continues to coach his younger daughter Seonaid McIntosh and coached his older daughter Jennifer McIntosh until her retirement in 2018. He is the owner of Edinkillie Sports Services.

Early life

Donald was born in July 1966 in Elgin, Moray. His father was a prominent member of Elgin Miniature Rifle Club and Donald was introduced to shooting at a young age.[4]

Education

He attended Elgin Academy until 1984. He studied Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh (Graduated 1988). He also holds an MSc in Performance Psychology from the University of Edinburgh (2004). He was a prominent member of the University of Edinburgh Rifle Club and was a co-founder of the EU Alumni Club.[5]

Shooting career

Donald's first Scottish Cap was at the 1989 Commonwealth Shooting Federation (European Division) Championships in Wales and he continued on to represent Scotland a further 59 times. He also shot in the Commonwealth Championships in 1997, 1999 and 2001. He won Gold in the 50m 3-Position pairs event in 1999 and 2001[6] with Martin Sinclair.

Donald has represented Great Britain in the Dewar, Wakefield and Roberts Matches and travelled to Camp Perry as Coach to the Pershing Trophy Team in 2005.

Coaching career

As rifle coach and manager of the Scotland shooting team, Donald was selected to give the Coach's Oath at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[8] [9]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CSF(ED) 1989 Results. CSF(ED). 6 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Scottish Caps. Scottish Target Shooting. 6 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Scottish Smallbore Rifle Association. ssra.co.uk. 28 September 2019.
  4. Web site: SSRA Hall of Fame. Scottish Smallbore Rifle Association. 5 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Donald McIntosh. The University of Edinburgh. 28 September 2019.
  6. Web site: 50m Rifle 3 Positions Pairs. Scottish Smallbore Rifle Association. 5 October 2019.
  7. Web site: Britain appoints McIntosh as new head rifle coach . insidethegames.biz . Dunsar Media Company . 30 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171102131635/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/8630/britain-appoints-mcintosh-as-new-head-rifle-coach . 2 November 2017 . en-gb . 1 January 2010 . live.
  8. Web site: Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony - Part 5 Glasgow 2014 Highlights . YouTube . Commonwealth Games Federation . 28 March 2023 . English . video . 23 July 2014 .
  9. Web site: Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014 Opening Ceremony (TV Episode 2014) - Donald McIntosh as Self - Oath Taker (Coach) - IMDb . IMDb . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328115121/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4365738/characters/nm7060270 . 28 March 2023 . English . live.
  10. Web site: Service to Shooting 2018. Scottish Target Shooting. 5 October 2019.
  11. Web site: Team Scotland Awards 2019. Team Scotland. 5 October 2019.