Neil Stirton

Neil Stirton

Personal information
National team	Great Britain Scotland
Born	(1981-02-15) 15 February 1981 (age 44) Aberdeen
Years active	1996–present
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Shooting sport
Events	50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle three positions 10 metre air rifle
Club	Bon Accord
Coached by	Donald McIntosh
Medal record Men's shooting Representing   Great Britain ISSF World Cup 2008 Munich 50 m rifle prone Representing   Scotland Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 50 m rifle prone pairs 2006 Melbourne 50 m rifle prone pairs 2018 Gold Coast 50 m rifle prone 2010 Delhi 50 m rifle three positions pairs Commonwealth Championships 2005 Melbourne 50 m rifle prone pairs 2010 Delhi 50 m rifle three positions pairs
Updated on 5 August 2025

Neil Stirton (born 1981) is a British sport shooter. ^[1]

Career

Stirton has held a number of Scottish and British shooting records. In the 2005 Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championships (the test event for the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games), Stirton won Silver in the 50M Rifle Prone Pairs partnering with Martin Sinclair. ^[2] The pair went on to win Silver in the same event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. ^[3] Partnering with Jonathan Hammond at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Stirton won Gold in the Prone Pairs,^{[ citation needed ]} and Bronze in the 50M Rifle 3 Positions Pairs.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2008, Stirton won the silver medal in the 50M Prone Rifle at the Munich World Cup, ^[1] where he shot a career personal best and British record of 599 in the Qualification stage. His Silver medal position qualified him for the 2008 World Cup Final where he finished twelfth.

References

1. "Neil Stirton". Athlete Profile. International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
2. "CSF Championships, March 2005". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
3. "Neil Stirton". Athlete Profile. Scottish Smallbore Rifle Association. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

External links

• Neil Stirton at ISSF
• Neil Stirton at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Neil Stirton at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)