David Luckman
British sport shooter (born 1976)
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David Charles Luckman (born 21 April 1976) is a British sport shooter.[1]
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| Full name | David Charles Luckman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 April 1976 Taunton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Andrew Luckman (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport shooter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Fullbore Target Rifle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Luckman was born in Taunton, Somerset and learned to shoot at Sedgemoor Target Shooting Club in Burnham-on-Sea.[2]
He is the younger brother of the Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Andrew Luckman.
Sport shooting career
Luckman's first GB Overseas Tour was to Australia in 1997. He has toured a total of 18 times and earned 57 GB caps.[3]
He was a member of the 2003 GB team that won the Palma Match.[4] On the 2007 tour to Canada he won the Canadian Open Target Rifle Championship.[4] He won the 2007 Grand Aggregate at the Imperial Meeting.[5]
Luckman won gold medals in both the Queen's prize individual and pairs events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games whilst competing for England.[6][7][8][9]
In 2017 at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships, Luckman won both the individual and pairs fullbore events.[10] Four years later he sealed another double gold medal success at the 2018 Commonwealth Games paired with Parag Patel.[11][12]
He has won the prestigious Sovereign's Prize three times, in 2018,[13] 2020 and 2024.
