Paul Leatherdale
Personal information
Born (1958-09-21) 21 September 1958
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Sport
SportSports shooting
ClubMarylebone Rifle & Pistol Club
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1986 Edinburgh10m air pistol pair
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh50m free pistol pair
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 50m free pistol pair

Paul Henry Francis Leatherdale (born 1958) is a male British former sports shooter.

Sports shooting career

Leatherdale competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 10 metres air pistol pairs with Ian Reid and a silver medal in the 50 metres free pistol pairs with Richard Wang, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] Four years later he represented England in the 10 metres air pistol and 50 metres free pistol events, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3] A third appearance and third medal arrived at the 1994 Commonwealth Games when he competed in the 50 metres free pistol events and won the pairs with Mick Gault.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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