Wally Sykes (sport shooter)

Wally Sykes
Personal information
Born(1942-10-25)25 October 1942
Wyverstone, Suffolk, England
Died5 August 2026(2026-08-05) (aged 83)
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Sport
SportSports shooting
ClubClay Pigeon Shooting Association
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1982 Brisbaneskeet pair
Bronze medal – third place1982 Brisbaneskeet

Wallace John "Wally" Sykes (25 October 1942 – 5 August 2026) was a British sports shooter.

He was born on the family farm in Wyverstone, Suffolk.[1]

Sykes competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2]

He represented England and won a silver medal in the skeet pair with Jim Sheffield and a bronze medal in the skeet, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4]

He retired from competitive shooting, after the 1984 Olympics; he was a farmer and agricultural engineer.[1]

Sykes died on 5 August 2026. He was 83.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Olympic sporting legend from Suffolk village hailed 'one of the finest' dies aged 83". Stowmarket Mercury. 16 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Olympic profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ Death of British clay pigeon shooting legend Wally Sykes Bury St Edmunds Mercury
  6. ↑ Wallace "Wally" John Sykes
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