George Barton (sport shooter) explained
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| George Barton |
| Fullname: | George Raymond Barton |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Tamworth, New South Wales,
Australia |
| Weight: | 800NaN0 |
| Sport: | Shooting |
| Event: | Skeet |
| Club: | Tamworth Gun Club |
| Coach: | Greg Chan[1] |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
George Raymond Barton (born 6 September 1977 in Tamworth, New South Wales) is an Australian sport shooter.[2] He won a bronze medal in men's skeet pair shooting, along with his brother Clive Barton, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, with a total score of 183 points.[3] [4]
Barton made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed twenty-ninth in men's skeet shooting, with a total score of 118 points, tying his position with Egypt's Mostafa Hamdy.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Barton competed for the second time, as a 30-year-old, in men's skeet shooting, along with his teammate Paul Rahman. He finished only in seventeenth place by one point behind Czech Republic's Jan Sychra, for a total score of 116 targets.[5] [6]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: ISSF Profile – George Barton. ISSF. 29 January 2013.
- George Barton. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074342/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/george-barton-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 29 January 2013.
- News: Oakes. Dan. Going great guns. Sydney Morning Herald. 20 March 2006. 29 January 2013.
- News: India hits the bullseye. Melbourne 2006 Corporation. 20 March 2006. 29 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150310194438/http://melbourne2006.com.au/Sports+and+Venues/Shooting/News/20060320India+hits+the+bulls+eye.htm. 10 March 2015. dead.
- Web site: Men's Skeet Qualification . . 29 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819214708/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/shooting/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSHM403900/standings.html . 19 August 2012 . dmy .
- News: Tamworth's Olympian shoots in Beijing . NBN News (Australia) . 21 August 2008 . 29 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131101204611/http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2008/08/15/tamworths-olympian-shoots-in-beijing/ . 1 November 2013 . dmy .
