Tim Dodds

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Tim Dodds
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Birth nameTimothy Andrew Dodds
Born (1962-01-28) 28 January 1962 (age 61)
Gore, New Zealand
Education Gore High School
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportShooting

Timothy Andrew Dodds (born 28 January 1962) is a New Zealand sport shooter, who won a bronze medal representing his country at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Born in Gore on 28 January 1962, Dodds was educated at Gore High School. [1]

Dodds competed for New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. He won a bronze medal with John Woolley in the men's skeet pair, and finished in 11th place in the men's individual skeet. [2]

In 1990, Dodds was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. [1] The same year he was named Southland senior sportsperson of the year. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 123. ISBN   0-908578-34-2.
  2. "Tim Dodds". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. Savory, Logan (18 June 2016). "Eddie Dawkins takes out major prize at 2015/16 Southland Sports Awards". The Southland Times . Retrieved 26 October 2019.