Shirley McIntosh
Shirley McIntosh MBE (born 8 July 1965) is a retired Scottish sports shooter.[1]
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Shirley Smith |
Nationality | British |
Born | Falkirk, Scotland | 8 July 1965
Spouse(s) | Donald McIntosh (1992-Present) |
Sport | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sport | Sports shooting |
Event(s) | |
Club | Alloa & District |
Retired | September 1998 |
Medal record |
Career
McIntosh won a Gold and a Silver in the 1994 Commonwealth Games.[2] At the 1998 Commonwealth Games she won Bronze in the Women's 50 metre rifle three position pairs and Bronze in the 50m rifle prone pairs, making her the second Scottish Woman to win four Commonwealth Games medals.
McIntosh is the mother of five-times Scottish Commonwealth Games medalist Jennifer McIntosh and 2014 Commonwealth Games competitor Seonaid McIntosh.[3]
McIntosh was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1996 New Year Honours for services to shooting.[4]
McIntosh was inducted into the University of Edinburgh Sports Hall of Fame in 2011[5] and into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.[6]
References
- "Shirley McIntosh MBE". legacy2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- "Shirley McIntosh". Athlete Profile. Scottish Smallbore Rifle Association. December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- "Shooting Runs in the Family for Manager McIntosh". Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- United Kingdom list: "No. 54255". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 30 December 1995. p. 21.
- "Women pioneers enter Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- "Sporting icons honoured in Scottish Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
External links
- Shirley McIntosh at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Shirley McIntosh at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)