Philip Scanlan

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Phil Scanlan
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Sport Sports shooting
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Auckland free rifle prone pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Auckland free rifle prone
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur free rifle prone pairs

Philip 'Phil' Scanlan is a British former sports shooter who won three Commonwealth Games medals. He was Team GB Shooting Team Leader at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Sports shooting career

Scanlan represented England and won two bronze medals in the small bore rifle prone and small bore rifle prone pairs with Bob Jarvis, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [2] Eight years later he won a third medal when securing a silver medal in the 50 metres free rifle prone pairs with Neil Day. [3]

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References

  1. "Ten Shooting Athletes Selected to Team GB". Team GB.
  2. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.