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Full name | Kristian Michael Smeeton Callaghan | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
Born | Reading, England | 1 July 1993||||||||||||||
Years active | 2007-2023 | ||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | England | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Sport shooter | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10m Air Pistol (AP60) 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (RFP) 25m Standard Pistol (StdP) 25m Centre Fire Pistol (CFP) 50m Pistol (FP) | ||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 3rd (10m Air Pistol, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Updated on 7 September 2014 |
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