Nationality British Club Bon Accord Name Neil Stirton | Country United Kingdom Height 1.75 m Sport Shooting sport Weight 77 kg | |
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Born February 1981 (age 34) Aberdeen Event(s) 50 metre rifle prone50 metre rifle three positions10 metre air rifle Profiles | ||
Neil Stirton (born 1981) is a British sport shooter.
Career
Stirton has held a number of Scottish and British shooting records. In the 2005 Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championships (the test event for the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games), Stirton won Silver in the 50M Rifle Prone Pairs partnering with Martin Sinclair. The pair went on to win Silver in the same event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Partnering with Jonathan Hammond at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Stirton won Gold in the Prone Pairs, and Bronze in the 50M Rifle 3 Positions Pairs.
In 2008, Stirton won the Silver medal in the 50M Prone Rifle at the Munich World Cup, where he shot a career personal best and British record of 599 in the Qualification stage. His Silver medal position qualified him for the 2008 World Cup Final where he finished twelfth.