Nick Baxter (sport shooter)

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Nick Baxter
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Full nameNicholas James Baxter
NationalityEnglish
Born (1971-03-18) 18 March 1971 (age 51) [1]
Maulden, Bedfordshire

Nicholas James Baxter (born 18 March 1971) is a male British sport shooter. [2]

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Sport shooting career

Baxter represented England at four consecutive Commonwealth Games in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010. The appearances resulted in the winning three gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal. [3]

Two of the three gold medals came representing England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the 10 metres air pistol pair and 50 metres free pistol pair. [4] [5] Four years later he won a third gold in the 10 metres air pistol pair. All three golds were won while partnering Mick Gault.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "1971 births". Free BMD.
  2. "2006 profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.