Nick Baxter (sport shooter)
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | English |
| Born | 18 March 1971 [1] Maulden, Bedfordshire |
Nicholas James Baxter (born 1971) is a male British sport shooter.[2]
Sport shooting career
Baxter represented England at four consecutive Commonwealth Games in 1996, 2002, 2006 and 2010. The appearances resulted in the winning three gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal.[3]
Two of the three gold medals came representing England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the 10 metres air pistol pair and 50 metres free pistol pair.[4][5] Four years later he won a third gold in the 10 metres air pistol pair. All three golds were won while partnering Mick Gault.
References
- ^ "1971 births". Free BMD.
- ^ "2006 profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- British male sport shooters
- Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Shooters at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Shooters at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games