Aaron Heading
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British sport shooter
| XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi: (Men’s Shooting Single Trap) Heading Aaron of England (Gold), Miachel Diamond of Australia (Silver) and Manavjit Singh Sandhu of India (Bronze), during the medal presentation ceremony, at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, in New Delhi on October 10, 2010. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1987年05月21日) 21 May 1987 (age 37) King's Lynn, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain / England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Trap shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | East Yorkshire Gun Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Aaron Heading (born 21 May 1987) is a clay-pigeon shooter,[1] specialising in the Trap discipline. He represents England and Great Britain.
In 2010 Heading earned selection for the England shooting team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi from 3–14 October 2010. He won Bronze when competing in the men's trap pairs, with partner David Kirk, and Gold in the singles event.[2]
In 2014 he was selected for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where he won the Silver meal in Men's Trap.[3]
He qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] He finished 23rd.
At the 2022 World Championships he won in the Trap Team event with Matthew Coward-Holley and Nathan Hales.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Team England for Commonwealth Games in Delhi (October 3–14)". www.sportinglife.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2010: Aaron Heading takes gold for England in men's single trap". The Daily Telegraph . 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014: Aaron Heading wins silver in men's Trap". BBC Sport. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Matthew Coward-Holley leads British shooting team for Tokyo 2020". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "World Champions In Men's Team Trap". British Shooting. 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
External links
[edit ]- Official website
- Aaron Heading at British Shooting
- Aaron Heading at ISSF Edit on Wikidata
- Aaron Heading at Olympics.com Edit on Wikidata
- Aaron Heading at Team GB Edit on Wikidata
- Aaron Heading at Olympedia Edit on Wikidata
- Aaron Heading at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)Edit on Wikidata
- Aaron Heading at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)Edit on Wikidata
- Aaron Heading at Team England
- Aaron Heading at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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- English male sport shooters
- Sportspeople from King's Lynn
- People from Spalding, Lincolnshire
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
- Trap and double trap shooters
- Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Shooters at the 2019 European Games
- European Games medalists in shooting
- European Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Shooters at the 2023 European Games
- 21st-century English sportsmen
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