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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | King's Lynn, England | 21 May 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain / England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Trap shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | East Yorkshire Gun Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Aaron Heading (born 21 May 1987) is a clay-pigeon shooter, [1] specialising in the Trap discipline. He represents England and Great Britain.
In 2010 Heading earned selection for the England shooting team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi from 3–14 October 2010. He won Bronze when competing in the men's trap pairs, with partner David Kirk, and Gold in the singles event. [2]
In 2014 he was selected for the [[2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where he won the Silver meal in Men's Trap. [3]
He qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4] He finished 23rd.
At the 2022 World Championships he won in the Trap Team event with Matthew Coward-Holley and Nathan Hales. [5]
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