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Joe Neville MBE
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Martin Neville
Born (1944-01-06) 6 January 1944 (age 80)
Tansley, Derbyshire, England
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Sports shooting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch skeet
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Edmonton skeet
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh skeet pair
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh skeet

Joseph Martin Neville MBE (born 6 January 1944) is a British former sports shooter.[1]

Shooting career

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Neville competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2] He represented England and won a silver medal in the skeet event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[3] Four years later he represented England and won a bronze medal in the skeet, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[4] A third Commonwealth Games appearance for England resulted in the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland and it was his most successful because he won a gold medal in the skeet pair with Ken Harman and a bronze medal in the individual skeet.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Joe Neville collects his MBE". Clay Shooting. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Joe Neville". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
  4. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.