Australian Clay Target Association logo

The ACTA Trap Hall of Fame Inductees

Craig Bentley Birth year:  
 1957
ACTA Club:  
 
Preferred Discipline:  
 
Age Started Clay Target Shooting:  
 
Years Clay Target Shooting:  
 
Shooting Achievements:

Year inducted into the ACTA Hall of Fame: 2011

Craig's journey began in 1982 when he became a member of te Port Augusta gun club in SA and quickly realised the enjoyment of the competition and comradery in the sport of clay target shooting. Winning his first National title in 1986, Mackintosh team high gun shooting off with the great Doug Smith and Jon Whittakers. He become a level two coach in 1996 taking SA junior shooters to state team and Australian national team levels across various disciplines of Trap and ISSF.

Craig has completed in all disciplines of the sport and has represented Australia in three of these Trap, Olympic Trap and Olympic Double Trap throughout his 36 years of competition. the first representation in 1992 shooting the World DTL championships in Wales through to the latest in 2018 shooting in the 13th World DTL championships in Wagga Wagga.

By 2001, Craig had won all the allocated titles shot at the South Australian state carnival, including high gun, team high gun and SA overall champion, incorporating 32 Trap SA State titles. Overall a total of 52 State Trap titles Australia wide and 16 ISSF State titles to date. Craig was inducted into the SA Hall of Fame in 2012.

Shooting Achievements:
National titles - 10
National title runner up - 6
State titles - 52 (Trap only)
Mackintosh teams - 17
SA State team - 30 (shoulder to shoulder teams)
International team - 5
Glenn Cup team - 4
All Australian team - 10
Grand Slam - 2008
Australia Games - 1985 Melbourne
National 25m Champion - 2008
National Handicap winner in 2008 - first to Overall off 25m

July 2024 CTSN

On the cover: Michael Buttigieg, Overall High Gun at the NSWCTA State Skeet Carnival.

Inside this month's edition

ACTA Chairman's Report
ACTA Board of Directors Nomination Package
Toowoomba 2024 Trap Carnival
Accommodation for 2025 Skeet & DTL Nationals
NSWCTA State Skeet Carnival
Normanton Gun Club 40th Anniversary
Psychological Skills for Shooting
Competition Results: VCTA, QCTA, TCTA, WACTA, SACTA, NSWCTA, NTCTA, VCTA
North West Zone Ball Trap
‘Around the Traps’ Shooting in Tasmania
Waratah Notes
Silkwood Clay Target Club Annual
What’s Happening in the VCTA
Yarra Valley Shools Competition
A Fine Winter’s Day at Bega
Shoot Calendar
Break Badges
ACTA New Members


Download PDF          View FLIPBOOK
This month's CTSN

Call the National Office

02 6938 2121