David McMath

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David McMath
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 24)
Dumfries, Scotland [1]
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb) [1]
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)Double Trap

David McMath (born 31 August 1996) is a Scottish sport shooter. [1] He competed in the men's double trap event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal. [2] [3] McMath was born in Dumfries but brought up in Castle Douglas attending the high school there. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "David McMath - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. "Castle Douglas shooter David McMath describes "awesome" Commonwealth Games gold medal success". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. "Event Schedule - Men's Double Trap". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. Gillespie, Stuart (4 May 2018). "David goes back to school". dailyrecord. Retrieved 23 January 2019.