Martin Millar (sport shooter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | c.1960[1] Northern Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Event | Fullbore rifle |
| Club | Comber Rifle Club |
Martin Lindsay Millar (born c.1960) is a former sports shooter from Northern Ireland, who competed at six Commonwealth Games from 1986 to 2006, winning two gold medals.
Biography
Millar represented Northern Ireland at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the Full bore rifle Queens prize pair events,[2][3] winning a bronze medal with David Calvert.[4]
Four years later he represented the Northern Ireland team again in the full bore rifle Queens prize pair events and won another bronze medal for the team (with Calvert) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada.[5][6]
He finally won gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and followed this up with a second gold four years later in Manchester.[1]
Millar was a member of the Comber Rifle Club and with David Calvert, opened their new club house in 2003.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Commonwealth Games: Millar and Calvert hit the golden trail again". Belfast Telegraph. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "The Team". Belfast News-Letter. 17 June 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 9 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Games Judo Team Named". Belfast News-Letter. 18 June 1986. p. 19. Retrieved 9 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Shooting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Who's going to the Games?". Ireland's Saturday Night. 4 June 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 9 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The best ever, says McColgan". Belfast News-Letter. 14 June 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 9 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stars at Comber's big day". Belfast Telegraph. 22 May 2003. p. 34. Retrieved 9 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.