David Phelps (sport shooter)

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David Phelps
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Welsh
CitizenshipBritish
Born (1977-04-10) 10 April 1977 (age 48)
Cardiff, Wales
Years active1995 – 2018 [1]
Spouse Sheree Cox
Other interestsArchery
Website Official website
Sport
Sport Shooting sport
Event 50 metre rifle prone
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Men's 50m Rifle Prone (Singles)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Men's 50m Rifle Prone (Pairs)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Men's 50m Rifle Prone (Singles)

David Phelps (born 10 April 1977) is a Welsh sport shooter, who won Gold in the 50 meter rifle prone individual competition and Bronze in the corresponding pairs event for Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. [2] He went on to win individual Gold in the event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4]

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History

Phelps comes from Cardiff in Wales. In August 2014, he married England Commonwealth rifle shooter Sheree Cox.

Career

In 2000 and 2001, Phelps won back-to-back British Prone Championships at the NSRA National Meeting. [5]

Phelps was selected for his first Commonwealth Games in 2002 where he qualified for the final in the Men's 50M Prone Rifle, finishing 6th. He finished 11th in the Men's Prone Rifle Pairs with team-mate Robin Hilborne. Four years later he earned selection for the 2006 Commonwealth Games, by which time he was representing Great Britain at World Cup level. [6] On 22 March 2006, Phelps claimed Gold in the men's singles prone rifle event, with a score of 698.3. [3] He followed this with a Bronze in the pairs prone rifle event with teammate Gruffudd Morgan. [7]

Phelps was selected again for the Commonwealth Games in 2010, [8] in the singles and paired prone rifle (paired this time with Jamie Dummer), but failed to qualify for the final. In 2014 Phelps saw his fourth selection for Wales to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow where he finished twelfth in the Prone Rifle.

In January 2018 Phelps' fifth Commonwealth Selection was announced ahead of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. [9] He went on to win Gold in the Men's Prone Rifle. [10] [11]

Post-Shooting Career

After retirement from competitive shooting, Phelps became involved in sports management and coaching, working for the Welsh Target Shooting Federation. In 2022 he was a member of the Team Wales support group to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. In 2023 he was appointed to the Team Wales Athletes Commission. [12] [13] In 2024 he was appointed coach to the British team for the 2025 Roberts Match between Britain and the USA. [14] [15] In August 2025 Britain won for the first time in 16 years. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Commonwealth Games double gold medallist David Phelps retires". BBC Sport . 1 October 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "More success for British shooters". BBC Sport. 22 March 2006. Archived from the original on 11 November 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Commonwealth Games day seven review". BBC Sport. 22 March 2006. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Wales' David Phelps wins 50m prone gold". BBC Sport . BBC. 10 April 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sports Round-up" (Print). The Daily Telegraph . 19 August 2002. p. S7. Retrieved 28 December 2023. Simon Bailey, from Cheshunt, became British Champion in the NSRA matches at Bisley, winning the Lord Roberts Trophy ahead of a field comprising several Commonwealth games representatives, including Wale's David Phelps, who failed to record a third consecutive win.
  6. ↑ "ISSF Athlete Profile". International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Shooting". www.gbrathletics.com. Athletics Weekly . Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "David Phelps bids to retain Commonwealth Games title". BBC Sport. 16 August 2010. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "2018 Commonwealth Games selections". WTSF News. Welsh Target Shooting Federation. 23 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Results - 50m Rifle Prone Men's Finals". Gold Coast 2018. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Daniel Etchells (10 April 2018). "Birthday boy Phelps claims men's 50m rifle prone title with Commonwealth Games record". Inside the Games . Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "Team Wales announce new athletes commission". Team Wales. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  13. ↑ Owen Lloyd (3 April 2023). "Commonwealth Games champions among Wales' new Athletes Commission". Inside the Games . Dunsar Media Company. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "2025 GREAT BRITAIN ROBERTS SQUAD UPDATE – JULY 2024" (PDF). National Smallbore Rifle Association. July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2025. Christopher Hunter and David Phelps have been appointed as GB Team Adjutant and Coach respectively; therefore, their places on the Squad have been relinquished.
  15. ↑ Chris Hunter (10 October 2024). "The 2025 GB Roberts Team Has Been Chosen!". National Smallbore Rifle Association. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  16. ↑ John Parker (19 August 2025). "Results: 2025 Field Marshal Earl Lord Roberts Trophy Match". Shooting Sports USA. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
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