David Phelps (sport shooter)

David Phelps

Personal information
Nationality	Welsh
Born	10 April 1977 Cardiff, Wales
Medal record Commonwealth Games Competitor for  Wales 2006 Melbourne Men's 50m Rifle Prone (Singles) 2006 Melbourne Men's 50m Rifle Prone (Pairs)

David Phelps (born 10 April 1977) is a British sport shooter, who won gold in singles prone rifle shooting and bronze in paired prone rifle shooting for Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.^[1]

History

Phelps comes from Cardiff in Wales, and in 2006 he was selected to represent Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. On 22 March 2006, Phelps claimed gold medal in the men's prone rifle event, with a score of 698.3.^[2] He followed this with a bronze in the paired prone rifle event with fellow countryman Griff Morgan.^[3] Phelps was selected again for the Commonwealth Games in 2010, in the paried prone rifle, this time with Jamie Dummer, and the singles prone rifle, but failed to medal.

References

1. "David Phelps bids to retain Commonwealth Games title". BBC Sport. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
2. "Commonwealth Games day seven review". BBC Sport. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
3. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Shooting". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 7 August 2012.