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Alister Allan

Alister Millar "Jock" Allan, MBE (born 28 January 1944) is an Olympic medal-winning Scottish rifleman who represented Great Britain at five Olympics between 1968 and 1992 (1972 and 1980 excepted), placing in the top-10 all five times.

Alister Allan MBE
Personal information
Nickname
Jock
BornAlister Millar Allan
(1944-01-28) 28 January 1944 (age 82)
Freuchie, Fife, Scotland
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Scotland
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1988 Seoul50 m Rifle Three Positions
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los Angeles50 m Rifle Three Positions
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1978 Edmonton50m Rifle Prone
Gold medal – first place1982 Brisbane10m Air Rifle Pairs
Gold medal – first place1982 Brisbane50m Rifle Three Positions
Silver medal – second place1986 Edinburgh50m Rifle Three Positions
Silver medal – second place1986 Edinburgh50m Rifle Prone
Silver medal – second place1994 Victoria50m Rifle Three Positions Pairs
Bronze medal – third place1974 Christchurch50m Rifle Prone
Bronze medal – third place1982 Brisbane50m Rifle Three Positions Pairs
Bronze medal – third place1986 EdinburghSmallbore 50m Rifle Three Positions Pairs
Bronze medal – third place1994 Victoria50m Rifle Three Positions

His best Olympic performance was at the 50m Rifle Three Positions when he set an Olympic record during qualifying and came second to countryman (and defending champion) Malcolm Cooper in the final.[1] Allan also became World Champion in 1978 and set a prone rifle world record in 1982.[2]

Biography

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Allan represented the 1974 Scottish team[3] at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand,[4] where he competed in the shooting events.[5] He won a bronze medal in the 50 metres rifle prone.[6][7]

He represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games again in 1978, where he won a gold medal in the 50m Rifle Prone event; in 1982 where he won gold medals in the 10m Air Rifle Pairs and 50m Rifle Three Positions events and a bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Three Positions Pairs event; in 1986 where he won silver medals in the 50m Rifle Three Positions and 50m Rifle Prone events and a bronze medal in the Smallbore 50m Rifle Three Positions Pairs event; and in 1994 where he won a silver medal in the 50m Rifle Three Positions Pairs event and a bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Three Positions event.[8]

He was made MBE in 1989 and inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[9][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Alister Allan". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "ALISTER ALLAN MBE | Scottish Sports Hall of Fame". Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. sportscotland. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Christchurch 1974". Team Scotland. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Details of the 89 competitors". The Scotsman. 22 October 1973. p. 18. Retrieved 14 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Scotland Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medalists - Shooting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Shooting". The Scotsman. 31 January 1974. p. 19. Retrieved 14 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Alister Allan". Team Scotland. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "The names in the Hall of Fame". BBC News. 30 November 2002. Archived from the original on 6 April 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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