Ian Peel

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Ian Peel
Personal information
Born (1958-01-18) 18 January 1958 (age 66)
Skipton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire, England
Sport
Sport Sports shooting
ClubEast Yorkshire Gun Club, Beverley
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh trap
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh trap pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Auckland trap pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Auckland trap
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur trap pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Olympic trap
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Olympic trap pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Manchester Olympic trap pairs

Ian R Peel (born 18 January 1958) is a British sport shooter who has represented Great Britain in the Summer Olympic Games on three occasions.

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Sport shooting career

Peel first appeared at the Olympics in the 1988 Games in Seoul where he finished 25th in the mixed trap event. Twelve years later he competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and won the silver medal in the men's trap. He participated in his third Games in Athens in 2004 finishing tied for 19th in the men's trap. [1]

He represented England and won two gold medals in the trap and trap pairs with Peter Boden, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] Four years later represented England and won a gold medal in the trap pairs with Kevin Gill and a bronze medal in the individual trap, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [3] After missing the 1994 games he competed in his third Games at the 1998 Commonwealth Games where he once again won medals in the trap events; two silvers and a bronze with Bob Borsley. A fourth and final appearance at the 2002 Commonwealth Games resulted in his eighth medal after a winning a pairs silver with Christopher Dean. [4]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ian Peel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.