John Bloomfield (sport shooter)

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John Bloomfield
Personal information
Born1956 (age 6768)
Essex, England
Sport
Sport Sport shooting
EventRifle
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Shooting
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Brisbane Fullbore Rifle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh Fullbore Rifle

John Paul Spencer Bloomfield (born September 1956) is an English sport shooter, specialising in Full-Bore Rifle.

Sport shooting career

Bloomfield represented England and won a silver medal in the fullbore rifle Queens Prize (open), at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [1] Four years later he represented England and won a bronze medal in the fullbore rifle Queens Prize (open), at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] [3] [4]

He won H.M. The Queen's Prize at Bisley twice, in 1985 and 1990 and H.E. The Governor General's Prize in Canada in 1978.

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References

  1. later "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Shooting".