Brian Girling
Personal information
Born (1938-05-14) 14 May 1938
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1986 Edinburgh25m rapid fire pistol (Pairs)
Bronze medal – third place1990 Auckland25m rapid fire pistol (Pairs)

Brian Edward Girling (born 14 May 1938) is a British former international sports shooter, who competed in an Olympics and four Commonwealth Games from 1966-1990.

Sports shooting career

He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics[1]

At the age of 28 he represented England in the rapid fire pistol and centre fire pistol events, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3]

Twelve years later he competed in the rapid fire pistol event again at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Canada. It was not until 1986 that he finally won a medal and it was a gold medal in the 25 metres rapid fire pistol pairs, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was selected for a fourth Games (aged 52); that of the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where he won a bronze medal in the 25 metres rapid fire pistol pairs.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Brian Girling". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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