COMMONWEALTH SHOOTING FEDERATION (EUROPEAN DIVISION) 2009 CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN THE ISLE OF MAN The 2009, Commonwealth Shooting Federation European Divisional Championships were held last weekend in the Isle of Man and at Bisley where the fullbore event was held. The Jersey team collected Gold Medals in the Ladies Air Pistol Pairs Team of Mary Norman and Shirley Baudains. David Turner and Scott Douglas won a Gold Medal in the Men’s Air Rifle. Other medals were won by Mary Norman who won Silver in the Ladies Sport Pistol also Silver with Shirley Baudains in the Sport Pistol Pairs. Mike Quenault collected Silver in the Rapid fire Pistol. David Turner got his second medal winning a Bronze in the Air Rifle individual, and Chris Le Moeligou and Robert Carroll won a Bronze Medal in the ISSF Standard Pistol. The Clay Target events were held at the Ayre Clay Pigeon Club on Bleu Point; which averages 5degrees lower than the rest of the Island. The Smallbore Rifle events were held on the Sinclair range in St Johns, in the centre of the Island. The pistol events were held at the Slieau Lhost Range on the mountain which at times, was in the clouds and the Air Rifle and Air Pistol event, were held in The National Sports Centre in Douglas. Fourteen-year-old George Winstanley competed in his first games as a development shooter and came home with a very creditable score of 509 in the Standard Pistol to finish in 12th place and he scored 507 in the Centre Fire Pistol to finish in 14th place. The results were as follows: Ladies Air Pistol Pairs | Mary Norman Shirley Baudains | 368 349 | 717 | Gold Medal | Ladies Air Pistol Individual | Mary Norman Shirley Baudains | 366 329 | | 4th 15th | Men’s Air Rifle Pairs | David Turner Scott Douglas | 585 573 | 1158 | Gold | Air Rifle Individual | David Turner Scott Douglas | 570 568 | | Bronze 8th | Men’s Air Pistol Pairs | Robert Carroll Michael Quenault | 532 531 | 1063 | 4th | Men’s Air Pistol Individual | Michael Quenault Robert Carroll | 540 526 | | 11th 15th | Rapid Fire Pistol Individual | Michael Quenault | 672.6 | | Silver | ISSF - Ladies Sport Pistol Pairs | Mary Norman Shirley Baudains | 526 515 | 1041 | Silver | ISSF - Ladies Sport Pistol Individual | Mary Norman Shirley Baudains | 701.5 513 | | Silver 8th | ISSF - Men’s Standard Pistol Pairs | Robert Carroll Chris Le Moeligou | 532 510 | 1042 | Bronze | ISSF – Men’s Standard Pistol Individual | Robert Carroll Michael Quenault Chris Le Moeligou George Winstanley (Dev) Adam Beeby | 532 512 510 509 485 | | 6th 9th 10th 12th 19th | ISSF Centre Fire Pistol Pairs | Robert Carroll Michael Quenault | 539 518 | 1057 | Bronze | ISSF Centre Fire Pistol Individual | Robert Carroll Michael Quenault Adam Beeby George Winstanley (Dev) Chris Le Moeligou | 539 518 511 507 487 | | 4th 9th 13th 14th 16th | Clay Target Double Trap | Andrew De La Haye Alan Patterson | 107 83 | | 9th 14th | Clay Target Double Trap Pairs | Andrew De La Haye Alan Patterson | 107 83 | 190 | 5th | Clay Target Olympic Skeet | Andrew De La Haye | 109 | | 9th | Smallbore Rifle 50m Pairs | Marc Yates Stephen Bouchard | 591 567 | 1161 | 7th | Smallbore Rifle 50m Individual | Marc Yates Stephen Le Couilliard Stephen Bouchard Richard Bouchard | 584 577 575 568 | | 15th 23rd 24th 28th | Smallbore Rifle 50m 3 Position | David Turner Richard Bouchard | 1118 978 | | 9th 10th | Smallbore Rifle 50m 3 Position Pairs | David Turner Richard Bouchard | 1029 978 | 2007 | 4th | (Dev) = Development shooter.
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