Shooting at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Shooting at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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VenueTwickenham Park Range
Location Spanish Town, Jamaica
Dates4 to 13 August 1966
1974  →

Shooting at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the first appearance of Shooting at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held at the Twickenham Park Range in Spanish Town [1] and featured contests in five disciplines. [2] [3]

Contents

Canada topped the medal table again by virtue of winning two bronze medals more than England, after both had tied with two gold medals and one silver medal. [4]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Jamaica)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2125
2Flag of England.svg  England 2103
3Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 1001
4Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0112
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0112
6Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg  Papua New Guinea  (PNG)0101
7Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica*0011
Totals (7 entries)55515

Medallists

GamesGoldSilverBronze
50m Free pistol Flag of England.svg Charles Sexton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jules Sobrian Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garfield McMahon
25m Centre-Fire pistol Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Lee Flag of England.svg Tony Clark Flag of Jamaica.svg Julio Machado
25m Rapid-Fire pistol Flag of England.svg Tony Clark Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Papps Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jules Sobrian
50m Rifle prone Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gil Boa Flag of New Zealand.svg Brian Lacey Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Murphy
Full Bore rifle Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Vivian Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg Robert Stewart Flag of New Zealand.svg Tom Sutherland

Results

[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

50m Free pistol (top 10)

PosAthletePts
1 Flag of England.svg Charles Sexton 544
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jules Sobrian 538
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garfield McMahon 536
4 Flag of England.svg Anthony Chivers 534
5 Flag of Jamaica.svg Julio Machado 522
6 Ulster Banner.svg Ken Stanford 519
7 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Bertram Manhin 517
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Ronald Ramsay 513
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Papps 511
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Kirkwood 494

25m Centre-Fire pistol (top 10)

PosAthletePts
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Lee 576
2 Flag of England.svg Tony Clark 575
3 Flag of Jamaica.svg Julio Machado 571
4 Flag of England.svg Brian Girling 570
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garfield McMahon 569
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Hassall 564
7 Flag of Kenya.svg Len J. Bull 564
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Papps 562
9 Flag of Jamaica.svg Gilbert A. Shaw 562
10 Ulster Banner.svg Ernie Neely 561

25m Rapid-Fire pistol (top 10)

PosAthletePts
1 Flag of England.svg Tony Clark 585
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Papps 578
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jules Sobrian 572
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Hassall 568
5 Flag of England.svg Brian Girling 563
6 Flag of Kenya.svg Allan Handford-Rice 558
7 Ulster Banner.svg Ken Stanford 555
8 Flag of Kenya.svg Len J. Bull 553
9 Flag of Pakistan.svg N.H. Iqbal 551
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Arthur H. Lord 550

50m Rifle prone (top 10)

PosAthletePts
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gil Boa 587
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brian Lacey 585
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Murphy 584
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Thomas Dunn 583
5 Flag of England.svg Peter Morgan 582
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Donald D. Wild 582
7 Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg Roland McDonald 581
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Marsh 581
9 Flag of England.svg Frank Pacey 580
10 Flag of British Honduras (1919-1981).svg James A. Waight 579

Full Bore rifle (top 10)

PosAthletePts
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Vivian 394
2 Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg Robert Stewart 381
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tom Sutherland 381
4 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Eustace Chan 379
5 Flag of Jamaica.svg Keith De Casseres 379
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Maurie Gordon 378
7 Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg Kenneth Lee 377
8 Flag of England.svg Francis Little 377
9 Flag of Scotland.svg William H. Crawford 375
10 Flag of Barbados (1870-1966).svg Milton Tucker 374

References

  1. ↑ "Commonwealth Shooting reports" (PDF). WTSF. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "38 countries set Games record" . Belfast Telegraph. 4 May 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 18 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Shooting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games results" . The Scotsman. 6 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Kingston Games Results" . The People. 7 August 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Commonwealth Games results" . The Scotsman. 8 August 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Games results" . Daily Mirror. 9 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Empire Games' Results List" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 9 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Commonwealth Games results" . The Scotsman. 10 August 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Commonwealth Games results" . Evening News (London). 11 August 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Your Games Results" . The Scotsman. 12 August 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "Commonwealth Games results" . The Scotsman. 13 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ "Commonwealth Games results" . The Scotsman. 15 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 7 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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