David Rattray
British sports shooter (born 1937)
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David Rattray is a Scottish retired sport shooter. Rattray represented Scotland at two Commonwealth Games in the 10m air rifle event, winning two bronze medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2002 ISSF World Championships, placing 70th.[1]
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| Full name | David Rattray | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1970 Motherwell, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Police officer | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting sport | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 10 m air rifle | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Glenrothes Rifle Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alister Allan | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shooting career
Rattray was selected to represent Scotland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where he won a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle pairs with teammate Robin Law.[2][3][4]
In 1994 he won the British 10m Air Rifle Championship, and won the bronze in 1995.[5]
He was selected to represent 1998 Commonwealth Games, where he won another bronze medal in the same event, again partnered with Law.[2][3]
In 1999 he set a new Team Record in the British Club Championship of 1764 at the British Airgun Championships with teammates Robin Law and Shirley McIntosh.[6]