Kevin Gill

Kevin John Gill
Personal information
Born(1961-09-20)20 September 1961
Plymouth, Devon
Died19 April 2020(2020-04-19) (aged 58)
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1990 Aucklandtrap pairs
Silver medal – second place1990 Aucklandtrap

Kevin John Gill (20 September 1961 – 19 April 2020) was a British sports shooter. He specialised in Olympic Trap, Universal Trench and Double Trap clay pigeon shooting.

Sports shooting career

Gill represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the trap pairs with Ian Peel and a silver medal in the individual trap, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]

He was British Olympic Trap Grand Prix Champion three times. 1990, 1991 and 1996.[4] [5]

Gill was also World Universal Trench Champion twice. In 1986 at Vilamoura, Portugal, and 21 years later in 2007, at Tangier, Morocco.[6] [7]

He died on 19 April 2020.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ↑ Pull! Magazine - July/August edition 1996 - page 28. The Official Journal of the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  5. ↑ The Flint and Holywell Chronicle - 16th August 1996 - Page 26. Retrieved from the British Newspaper Archive 27th June 2026.
  6. ↑ Pull! Magazine - July/August edition 1996 - page 28. The Official Journal of the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association. Retrieved 2nd July 2026.
  7. ↑ "List of Champions". FITASC. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Iveson, Ali (21 April 2020). "Commonwealth Games shotgun champion Kevin Gill passes away". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Kevin Gill Passes Away, Aged 58". ISSF. Retrieved 24 April 2020.


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