James Spaight (sport shooter)

James Spaight

Personal information
Born	1936 Kings Lynn, Norfolk
Died	6 April 2011
Sport
Sport	Sports shooting
Medal record Sports shooting Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch fullbore rifle 1978 Edmonton fullbore rifle pairs

James Seymour Spaight (1936-2011) was a British sports shooter.

Shooting career

Spaight represented England and won a bronze medal in the fullbore rifle Queens Prize, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. ^[1] Four years later he represented England and won a silver medal in the fullbore rifle Queens Prize, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ^{[2] [3]}

He won over 20 individual major Bisley trophies. ^[4]

References

1. "1974 Games". Team England.
2. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
4. "Obituary" (PDF). National Rifle Association.