Tom Turner
Age: | 41 | |
ACTA Club: | Cessnock NSW | |
Preferred Discipline: | ISSF Double Trap, ISSF Trap, Trap and Sporting Clays | |
Age Started Clay Target Shooting: | 12 | |
Years Clay Target Shooting: | 29 | |
Shooting Achievements: | Some of my achievements have included competing in Olympic Games, World Cups and World Championships. I have won several National ISSF Championships in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, also several state championships. I have also represented Australia in DTL and won several National DTL championships. 2013 ISSF Achievements include: National ISSF Championships in Brisbane - High gun Double Trap & third overall. Commonwealth Double Trap 1st AA. Overall in Trench. New Zealand ISSF Championships - Double Trap overall high gun & third overall. Trench overall high gun. South Island Championships - overall Double Trap and first Trench AA. Australia Cup in Adelaide - Overall. Victorian State ISSF Championships - Double Trap third overall. Australia Cup in Perth - Double Trap third overall. Queensland State Championships in Brisbane - Double Trap overall. Australia Cup in Melbourne - Double Trap third overall. New South Wales State ISSF Championships - Double Trap overall. International Grand Prix in Sydney - Double Trap overall. Australia Cup in Brisbane - Double Trap overall. Australia Cup final in Sydney - Double Trap overall. Oceania Games in Sydney - Double Trap, qualified into the final with equal highest qulaifying score. |
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Other Interests: | Recreational hunting, fishing and outdoor activiites and my family. Coaching. | |
Other Personal Info: | Married to Sarah-Jane with 2 children, Taylah-Jane and Jack, both of whom are clay target shooters. I completed my school certificate and then became a butcher and kangaroo trapper. Other work included a hotelier, driving a cab and working in an abbatoir before opening my own business, Arms and Ammo in 2007. |