Gareth McAuley (sport shooter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Northern Irish |
| Born | 14 October 1992 Ballymoney, Northern Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Clay pigeon shooting |
| Event(s) | Skeet shooting |
| Coached by | Per Moen/Allen Warren[1] |
Medal record | |
Gareth McAuley (born 14 October 1992) is a Northern Irish skeet shooter.[2][3]
Early life[]
Gareth McAuley was born in Ballymoney, County Antrim in 1992.
Career[]
McAuley started his shooting career at Route Gun Club, Ballymoney at the age of 16 in 2009, shooting English Skeet, and progressed onto Olympic Skeet the following year. McAuley qualified for his first Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the skeet event.[4][5][6][7] McAuley is also a two time Home International winner in Olympic Skeet, winning the event in 2016 at Lispopple CPC, Dublin and in 2018 at National Shooting Centre of Scotland.
He is also a Commonwealth European Champion, winning the event in Dungannon, Northern Ireland in 2018. He qualified for the Great Britain team for the first time in 2022, for the ISSF World Cups in Rabat, Morocco and Nicosia, Cyprus.[8]
References[]
- ^ "British Shooting". britishshooting.org.uk.
- ^ "Shooting - Athlete Profile: Gareth MCAULEY - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com.
- ^ "2016 – It was a very good year". 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Dream come true: Gareth McAuley reflects on winning Northern Ireland's second medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Shooter McAuley wins bronze". 9 April 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Medal win is a 'dream come true' for Gareth McAuley".
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Gareth Mcauley wins bronze medal".
- ^ "GB Teams Selected For First World Cups of 2022" – via www.britishshooting.org.uk.
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- Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Northern Ireland
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