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John Bloomfield (sport shooter)

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John Bloomfield
Personal information
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Essex, England
Sport
SportSport shooting
EventRifle
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Shooting
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane Fullbore Rifle
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh Fullbore Rifle

John Paul Spencer Bloomfield (born September 1956) is an English sport shooter, specialising in Full-Bore Rifle.

Sport shooting career

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Bloomfield represented England and won a silver medal in the fullbore rifle Queens Prize (open), at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1] Four years later he represented England and won a bronze medal in the fullbore rifle Queens Prize (open), at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3][4]

He won H.M. The Queen's Prize at Bisley twice, in 1985 and 1990 and H.E. The Governor General's Prize in Canada in 1978.

References

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  1. ^ later"1982 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Shooting".