Arthur Clarke (sport shooter)
Arthur Eric Clarke (3 December 1921 – 4 July 2014) was a British Fullbore Rifle shooter. He represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games in 1982, 1986 and 1990, winning Gold in the Fullbore Rifle Queens Prize in the 1982 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Arthur won the Bisley Grand Aggregate on two occasions (1979, 1980) and came second twice (1968, 1985).[2] In 1971, he founded a gunsmith shop in Camberley (A.E.Clarke & Co).[3] In 1983, he was a prime mover behind instigating the annual Intercounties Competition held at Bisley Ranges to encourage team shooting.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Commonwealth Games Federation - Athlete Search". Retrieved 29 August 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "National Rifle Association of UK - Archives". Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Web Archive of AE Clarke Gunsmith". Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Hampshire Rifle Association - History". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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- Scottish male sport shooters
- British male sport shooters
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland
- Shooters at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Shooters at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Shooters at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- 1921 births
- 2014 deaths
- Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
- Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen