David Luckman
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| Full name | David Charles Luckman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 April 1976 Taunton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Andrew Luckman (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport shooter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Fullbore Target Rifle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Charles Luckman (born 21 April 1976) is a British sport shooter.[1]
Personal life
Luckman was born in Taunton, Somerset and learned to shoot at Sedgemoor Target Shooting Club in Burnham-on-Sea.[2]
He is the younger brother of the Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Andrew Luckman.
Sport shooting career
Luckman won gold medals in both the Queen's prize individual and pairs events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games whilst competing for England.[3][4][5]
In 2017 at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships, Luckman won both the individual and pairs fullbore events.[6] Four years later he sealed another double gold medal success at the 2018 Commonwealth Games paired with Parag Patel.[7][8]
He has won the prestigious Queen's Prize three times, in 2018, 2020 and 2024.
References
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ Richard Browne (2 May 2018). "SHOOTING: Somerset's David Luckman reflects on Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". Somerset County Gazette. Archived from the original on 25 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014: David Luckman revels in shooting gold medals". BBC Sport. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014: Mick Gault equals Commonwealth medal record". BBC Sport. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ Callum Mulvihill (29 July 2014). "David Luckman delighted with "special" victory at Commonwealth Games". SportsMole. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "Commonwealth Shooting Federation GOLDS for Luckman and Patel". englishtwenty.org.uk. The English Twenty Club. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "Is this the weirdest celebration in sport?". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Michael Wixey and David Luckman win gold medals". BBC Sport. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
External links
- David Luckman at Team England
- David Luckman at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- David Luckman at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)