Alistair Davis (born 1 December 1992) is a retired South African sport shooter.[1][3] He won a gold medal in the men's double trap at the 2011 African Shooting Championships in Rabat, Morocco, with a total score of 182 targets, earning him a spot on the South African team for the Olympics.[2][4] Davis is also a member of Centurion Gun Club in Pretoria, and is coached and trained by his father Frank Davis.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  South Africa |
| Born | 1 December 1992 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 87.9998 kg (194 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event(s) | Trap, double trap |
| Club | Centurion Gun Club[1][2] |
| Coached by | Frank Davis[1][2] |
| Retired | 2014 |
Davis represented South Africa at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed as the nation's lone shooter in the men's double trap. He scored a total of 132 targets in the qualifying rounds, one point behind Chinese shooter and Olympic bronze medalist Hu Binyuan, finishing in fifteenth place—the highest finish at the Olympics by a South African in clay target categories.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Alistair Davis". London 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d "ISSF Profile – Alistair Davis". ISSF. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alistair Davis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Abdel Kader, Ghada (6–12 October 2011). "Aiming for 2012". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Men's Double Trap Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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