Margaret Thomas (sport shooter)

Margaret Thomas (born 1953), is a female retired British sport shooter.

Margaret Thomas
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1953-11-25) 25 November 1953
Sport
ClubMarylebone Rifle & Pistol Club, London
Medal record
Sports shooting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 10m air pistol pair
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 25m sport pistol
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 25m sport pistol pair

Sport shooting career

Thomas represented Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the women's 10 metre air pistol and the Women's 25 metre pistol at which she shot a (then) personal best.[1]

In September 1990 she set the current British Record (still current in 2022) in the 25m Pistol Women Qualification Stage of 585 at Bisley in the BPC Championships per page 6 of British Shooting Records https://britishshooting.org.uk/media/5151e7be-28da-460c-b6bb-e2a2e7d3263d.pdf

She represented England and won a silver medal in the individual sport pistol event and two bronze medals in the Pairs Events, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She won the silver in the 25 metres sport pistol, the first bronze with Carol Page in the 10 metres air pistol pairs and the second bronze in the 25 metres sport pistol pairs, also with Page.[2][3][4][5]

References
  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - SHOOTING". GBR Athletics.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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