Margaret Thomas (sport shooter) explained

Margaret Thomas
Nationality:English
Birth Date:25 November 1953
Club:Marylebone Rifle & Pistol Club

Margaret Thomas (born 1953), is a female retired British sport shooter.

Sport shooting career

Thomas represented Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the women's 10 metre air pistol and 25 metre pistol events.[1]

In September 1990 she set the current British Record in Women's 25m Pistol of 585 at Bisley in the BPC Championships.[2]

She was the BPC Women's Sport Pistol Champion in 1991 and 1992.[3]

Thomas was selected to represent England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. She won Silver in the 25m sport pistol. With Carol Page, she won Bronze medals in the pairs events for 10m air pistol and 25m sport pistol pairs.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympic Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040933/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/margaret-thomas-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: GBR Records . britishshooting.org.uk . . 17 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315145349/https://britishshooting.org.uk/media/5151e7be-28da-460c-b6bb-e2a2e7d3263d.pdf . 15 March 2023 . 6 . en-gb . PDF . 8 July 2022 . live.
  3. News: Shooting . . 3 September 1994 . 25 . en . Thomas, winner in 1991 and 1992, will not compete....
  4. Web site: Commonwealth Games 1994 Team Team England. Team England . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180320105505/https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/victoria-1994/athletes . 20 March 2018 . live.
  5. Web site: England Victoria 1994 . thecgf.org . . https://web.archive.org/web/20190404120935/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all . 4 April 2019 . dead.
  6. Web site: Commonwealth Games Medallists - Shooting . GBR Athletics . https://web.archive.org/web/20190216121146/http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/shooting.htm . 16 February 2019. live.
  7. Web site: Margaret Thomas . thecgf.org . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191022174111/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/51696 . 22 October 2019 . dead.
  8. News: Nick Robinson . Hot shots grab the medals . . 20 August 1994 . en . 45 . Carol Page and Margaret Thomas, in the pairs sport pistols, and Michael Gault and Paul Leatherdale in the pairs free pistol, added a couple of bronze medals to England's account..
  9. News: Nick Robinson . Gold turns to bronze . . 21 August 1994 . en . 53 . Carol Page and Margaret Thomas, in the pairs sport pistols and Michael Gault and Paul Leatherdale in the pairs free pistol added a couple of bronze medals to England's account..

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