Brian Girling

Brian Girling

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1938-05-14) 14 May 1938 (age 87) Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sports shooting
Event	Rapid-fire pistol
Medal record Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh 25m rapid fire pistol (Pairs) 1990 Auckland 25m rapid fire pistol (Pairs)

Brian Edward Girling (born 14 May 1938) is a British former international sports shooter, who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics ^[1] and four Commonwealth Games from 1966 to 1990.

Biography

At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, he participated in the mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol event. ^[2]

At the age of 28 he represented England in the rapid fire pistol and centre fire pistol events, ^[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. ^{[4] [5]}

Twelve years later he competed in the rapid fire pistol event again at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Canada. It was not until 1986 that he finally won a medal and it was a gold medal in the 25 metres rapid fire pistol pairs, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was selected for a fourth Games (aged 52); that of the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where he won a bronze medal in the 25 metres rapid fire pistol pairs. ^[6]

References

1. "Brian Girling". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
2. "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
3. "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
4. "1966 Athletes". Team England.
5. "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.