Peter Flippant

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Peter Flippant
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1962-07-25) 25 July 1962 (age 61)
Lincoln
Sport
SportSport shooting
ClubBedford Pistol Club
Medal record
Sports shooting
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Centre Fire Pistol pair

Peter Flippant (born 1962) is a male retired British sport shooter. [1]

Sport shooting career

He represented England in the centre fire pistol, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [2] [3] Four years later he made a second Games appearance at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. [4] A third Games appearance in 2006 resulted in winning a silver medal in the centre fire pistol pair with Simon Lucas. [5]

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References

  1. "2006 athlete profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "English shooters grab more medals". BBC Sport.