| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 1958 Ely, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
| Club | Marylebone Rifle & Pistol Club |
Medal record | |
Paul Henry Francis Leatherdale (born 1958) is a British former sports shooter and Olympian. He won three medals representing England at the Commonwealth Games and held British records in the Free Pistol event.
Leatherdale competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]
He represented England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, winning a gold medal in the 10 metre air pistol pairs with Ian Reid and a silver medal in the 50 metre free pistol pairs with Richard Wang. [2] Four years later he represented England in the 10 metres air pistol and 50 metres free pistol events, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [3]
In 1993, he set the British record for Free Pistol of 572 ex600. [4]
A third Games appearance and third medal arrived at the 1994 Commonwealth Games when he competed in the 50 metres free pistol events and won the pairs with Mick Gault. [5] [6] [7] [8]
England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE). The country went by the abbreviation ENG and used the St George's Cross as flag and Land of Hope and Glory as the national anthem.
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The Welsh Target Shooting Federation (WTSF) is the governing body for shooting sports in Wales. The Federation is based within the Sport Wales National Centre in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. The WTSF represents and supports its member bodies in promoting and developing shooting sports in Wales, engaging with Sport Wales, Team Wales, the Welsh Government, British Shooting and others.
Richard Wang is a Hong Kong born athlete who has competed for Great Britain and England in sports shooting and Dragon Boat Racing.
Michael Gault OBE, is an English sport shooter. He has competed at the Commonwealth Games on six occasions winning eighteen medals, a record for athletes in any sport that he jointly holds with Australian shooter Phillip Adams, but has never been selected for the British Olympic team. Gault also won two ISSF World Cup bronze medals whilst representing Great Britain.
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The English Target Shooting Federation (ETSF) is the umbrella governing body for shooting sports in England. ETSF represents the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association, English Smallbore Shooting Union and the English Twenty Club. It is recognised by the UK Sports Councils; Sport England; Team England, British Shooting and others.
Mick Gault, an RAF sergeant ... produced a personal best of 570 out of 600 in the free pistol event at the National Pistol Association meeting at Bisley. His score was eight points better than the record set last year by Commonwealth Games partner Paul Leatherdale
Carol Page and Margaret Thomas, in the pairs sport pistols, and Michael Gault and Paul Leatherdale in the pairs free pistol, added a couple of bronze medals to England's account.
Carol Page and Margaret Thomas, in the pairs sport pistols and Michael Gault and Paul Leatherdale in the pairs free pistol added a couple of bronze medals to England's account.
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