British sport shooter
Nigel Wallace OLY
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| Nationality | English |
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| Born | (1967-06-05) 5 June 1967 (age 57)
Rochford, Essex[1] |
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Nigel Ian Wallace (born 5 June 1967) is a male British sport shooter.
Sport shooting career
Wallace was the first person as a junior to win the senior British air rifle championship and has held multiple English, British records and won many championships throughout his target shooting career
Wallace competed at three consecutive Commonwealth Games from 1994 until 2002, winning medals at each games.[2]
He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 10 metres air rifle and a silver medal in the pairs with Chris Hector, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] Four years later he represented England in the same events but this time won a gold medal in the pairs with Hector, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5][6] Finally at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, he won a bronze medal in the pairs, once again with Hector.[7]
Wallace also represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.[8]
Personal life
He was a BT manager by trade.[1]
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