Joe Neville

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Joe Neville MBE
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Martin Neville
Born (1944-01-06) 6 January 1944 (age 80)
Tansley, Derbyshire, England
Sport
Sport Sports shooting
Medal record
Sports shooting
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Christchurch skeet
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Edmonton skeet
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh skeet pair
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh skeet

Joseph Martin Neville MBE (born 6 January 1944) is a British former sports shooter. [1]

Shooting career

Neville competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. [2] He represented England and won a silver medal in the skeet event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. [3] Four years later he represented England and won a bronze medal in the skeet, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [4] A third Commonwealth Games appearance for England resulted in the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland and it was his most successful because he won a gold medal in the skeet pair with Ken Harman and a bronze medal in the individual skeet. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Joe Neville collects his MBE". Clay Shooting. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. "Joe Neville". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. "1974 Games". Team England.
  4. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.