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The '''English Target Shooting Federation''' (ETSF) is the umbrella [[Sports governing body|governing body]] for [[shooting sports]] in [[England]]. ETSF represents the [[Clay Pigeon Shooting Association]], English Smallbore Shooting Union and the English Twenty Club. It is |
The '''English Target Shooting Federation''' (ETSF) is the umbrella [[Sports governing body|governing body]] for [[shooting sports]] in [[England]]. ETSF represents the [[Clay Pigeon Shooting Association]], English Smallbore Shooting Union and the English Twenty Club. It is recognised by the UK Sports Councils;<ref>{{cite web |title=Sporting Activities and Governing Bodies Recognised by the Sports Councils |url=https://sportscotland.org.uk/media/2276/uk-recognised-ngbs-and-sport-list-april-2017.pdf |website=sportscotland |access-date=22 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216182432/https://sportscotland.org.uk/media/2276/uk-recognised-ngbs-and-sport-list-april-2017.pdf |archive-date=16 December 2019 |language=en-gb |date=April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sport England]];<ref>{{cite web |title=National Governing Bodies {{!}} Sport England |url=https://www.sportengland.org/guidance-and-support/national-governing-bodies?section=the_recognition_process#s |website=Sport England |access-date=20 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324213022/https://www.sportengland.org/guidance-and-support/national-governing-bodies?section=the_recognition_process#s |archive-date=24 March 2023 |language=en-gb |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Commonwealth Games England|Team England]], [[British Shooting]] and others.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to the ETSF |url=https://www.englishtargetshootingfederation.co.uk/ |website=English Target Shooting Federation |access-date=20 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704143203/https://www.englishtargetshootingfederation.co.uk/ |archive-date=4 July 2022 |language=en-gb |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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ETSF administers the England Performance Pathways for athletes training for the [[Commonwealth Games]] and nominates athletes to Commonwealth Games England for Commonwealth Games selection.<ref>{{cite web |title=Commonwealth Games |url=https://englishtwenty.org.uk/performance/commonwealth-games/ |website=The English Twenty Club |access-date=16 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809140739/https://englishtwenty.org.uk/performance/commonwealth-games/ |archive-date=August 9, 2022 |language=en-gb |quote=The ultimate responsibility for who is able to represent England at the Commonwealth Games for all sports lays with Commonwealth Games England (CGE) who need to be satisfied that anyone selected has realistic potential of winning a medal. CGE seek a recommendation for who is selected for all shooting disciplines represented at the games from the English Target Shooting Federation (ETSF). The ETSF in turn seek a recommendation for the 2 individuals chosen for the full bore events from The English Twenty Club. |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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ETSF administers the England Performance Pathways for athletes training for the [[Commonwealth Games]]. |
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==World Class Performance== |
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===Commonwealth Games=== |
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Shooting has historically been a highly successful sport for [[England at the Commonwealth Games]], with England placed third in the all-time medal table for [[Shooting at the Commonwealth Games]] - after India and Australia. Shooting has been contested at every Games since Kingston in 1966, with the exception of Edinburgh in 1970 and Birmingham in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roan |first1=Dan |title=Commonwealth Games 2022: Shooting exclusion defended by organisers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/49169628 |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=30 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730192131/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/49169628 |archive-date=30 July 2019 |language=en-gb}}</ref> |
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At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, England shooter [[Michael Gault]] won his eighteenth medal - matching the record for most-medalled Commonwealth athlete in any sport. The record was jointly held with Australian shooter [[Phillip Adams (sport shooter)|Phillip Adams]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hubbard|first1=Alan|title=Commonwealth Games 2014: Meet England's most decorated man - pistol shooter Mick Gault|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/commonwealth-games-2014-meet-englands-most-decorated-man--pistol-shooter-mick-gault-9617021.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/commonwealth-games-2014-meet-englands-most-decorated-man--pistol-shooter-mick-gault-9617021.html |archive-date=14 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|accessdate=8 August 2014|work=The Independent|date=19 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=bbc>{{cite news|title=Glasgow 2014: Mick Gault equals Commonwealth medal record|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28500831|accessdate=8 August 2014|work=BBC Sport|date=26 July 2014|ref=bbc}}</ref><ref name=telegraph>{{cite news|last1=White|first1=Jim|title=Glasgow 2014: England shooter Mick Gault matches Commonwealth Games medal record with bronze|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/commonwealthgames/10992717/Glasgow-2014-England-shooter-Mick-Gault-matches-Commonwealth-Games-medal-record-with-bronze.html|accessdate=8 August 2014|work=The Telegraph|date=26 July 2014}}</ref> |
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!Games |
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|width=60 bgcolor=gold | '''Gold''' |
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|width=60 bgcolor=silver | '''Silver''' |
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|width=60 bgcolor=cc9966| '''Bronze''' |
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|width=60| '''Total''' |
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|width=60| '''Rank''' |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|JAM|}} [[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1966 Kingston]] || 2 || 1 || 0 || '''3''' || bgcolor=FFDAB9|3 |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL|}} [[1974 British Commonwealth Games|1974 Christchurch]] || 0 || 2 || 2 || '''4''' || bgcolor=FFDAB9|3 |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN|}} [[1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Edmonton]] || 0 || 3 || 1 || '''4''' || bgcolor=DCE5E5|2 |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS|}} [[1982 Commonwealth Games|1982 Brisbane]] || 5 || 8 || 6 || '''19''' || bgcolor=#FFF|? |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|SCO|}} [[1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Edinburgh]] || 7 || 4 || 3 || '''14''' || bgcolor=#FFF|? |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL|}} [[1990 Commonwealth Games|1990 Auckland]] || 3 || 8 || 5 || '''26''' || bgcolor=#FFF|? |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN|}} [[1994 Commonwealth Games|1994 Victoria]] || 2 || 4 || 5 || '''11''' || bgcolor=#FFF|? |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|MAS|}} [[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]] || 6 || 3 || 6 || '''15''' || bgcolor=#FFF|? |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|ENG|}} [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] || 5 || 5 || 8 || '''18''' || bgcolor=#FFF|? |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS|}} [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] || 5 || 8 || 5 || '''18''' || bgcolor=FFDAB9|3 |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|IND|}} [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 New Delhi]] || 6 || 6 || 7 || '''19''' ||bgcolor=DCE5E5|2 |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|SCO|}} [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] || 5 || 2 || 8 || '''15''' || bgcolor=DCE5E5|2 |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS|}} [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] || 2 || 2 || 4 || '''8''' || bgcolor=FFDAB9|3 |
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!colspan=1| Total !! 49 !! 60 !! 67 !! 176 || bgcolor=FFDAB9|3 |
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Rankings based on overall number medals, tie-break by counting Gold/Silver/Bronze |
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==See also== |
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* [[England at the Commonwealth Games]] |
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* [[Shooting at the Commonwealth Games]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External |
==External links== |
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* {{Official|https://www.englishtargetshootingfederation.co.uk}} |
* {{Official website|https://www.englishtargetshootingfederation.co.uk}} |
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Latest revision as of 10:19, 29 March 2024
| Sport | Shooting sports |
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| Jurisdiction | England |
| Abbreviation | ETSF |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Affiliation | Sport England Team England Commonwealth Shooting Federation |
| Director | Peter Underhill |
| Secretary | David Goodfellow |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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The English Target Shooting Federation (ETSF) is the umbrella governing body for shooting sports in England. ETSF represents the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association, English Smallbore Shooting Union and the English Twenty Club. It is recognised by the UK Sports Councils;[1] Sport England;[2] Team England, British Shooting and others.[3]
ETSF administers the England Performance Pathways for athletes training for the Commonwealth Games and nominates athletes to Commonwealth Games England for Commonwealth Games selection.[4]
World Class Performance
[edit]Commonwealth Games
[edit]Shooting has historically been a highly successful sport for England at the Commonwealth Games, with England placed third in the all-time medal table for Shooting at the Commonwealth Games - after India and Australia. Shooting has been contested at every Games since Kingston in 1966, with the exception of Edinburgh in 1970 and Birmingham in 2022.[5]
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, England shooter Michael Gault won his eighteenth medal - matching the record for most-medalled Commonwealth athlete in any sport. The record was jointly held with Australian shooter Phillip Adams.[6][7][8]
Host country (England)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1966 Kingston |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 1974 Christchurch |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
 1978 Edmonton |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
 1982 Brisbane |
5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | ? |
 1986 Edinburgh |
7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | ? |
| 1990 Auckland |
3 | 8 | 5 | 26 | ? |
| 1994 Victoria |
2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ? |
 1998 Kuala Lumpur |
6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | ? |
 2002 Manchester |
5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | ? |
| 2006 Melbourne |
5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 3 |
 2010 New Delhi |
6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 2 |
| 2014 Glasgow |
5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| 2018 Gold Coast |
2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Total | 49 | 60 | 67 | 176 | 3 |
Rankings based on overall number medals, tie-break by counting Gold/Silver/Bronze
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sporting Activities and Governing Bodies Recognised by the Sports Councils" (PDF). sportscotland. April 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "National Governing Bodies | Sport England". Sport England. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to the ETSF". English Target Shooting Federation. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games". The English Twenty Club. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
The ultimate responsibility for who is able to represent England at the Commonwealth Games for all sports lays with Commonwealth Games England (CGE) who need to be satisfied that anyone selected has realistic potential of winning a medal. CGE seek a recommendation for who is selected for all shooting disciplines represented at the games from the English Target Shooting Federation (ETSF). The ETSF in turn seek a recommendation for the 2 individuals chosen for the full bore events from The English Twenty Club.
- ^ Roan, Dan (30 July 2019). "Commonwealth Games 2022: Shooting exclusion defended by organisers". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ Hubbard, Alan (19 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games 2014: Meet England's most decorated man - pistol shooter Mick Gault". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014: Mick Gault equals Commonwealth medal record". BBC Sport. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ White, Jim (26 July 2014). "Glasgow 2014: England shooter Mick Gault matches Commonwealth Games medal record with bronze". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2014.