Creevy received his first cap for the Isle of Man in 1979 and seven years later was selected to represent Mann at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[4] At the 1994 Victoria Games Creevy equalled the British Record of 399/400 Prone, finishing 6th in the final.[5] This success saw his first selection for Great Britain in 1995.
At the 2010 World Championships, Creevy took team Gold in the 300 metre rifle prone event with Simon Aldhouse and Tony Lincoln.[6][7][8][9]
In March 2011 Creevy won his first European Cup medal in Aarhus, claiming an individual Bronze medal in the Men's 300 metre rifle prone after shooting 599ex600.[10] He went on to take team Bronze at another European Cup event in May with Simon Aldhouse and Martin Scrivens.[11]
The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow were his last. He had initially planned to retire after the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi however having qualified for the Glasgow Games, was encouraged to finish his Commonwealth Games career in Scotland, having attended his first Games in Edinburgh.[12][13]
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harry, creevy, born, 1955, british, sports, shooter, creevy, represented, great, britain, three, issf, world, shooting, championships, world, cups, well, representing, isle, eight, commonwealth, games, multiple, commonwealth, shooting, championships, island, g. Harry Creevy born 22 May 1955 is a British sports shooter 1 Creevy represented Great Britain at three ISSF World Shooting Championships and 11 World Cups as well as representing the Isle of Man at eight Commonwealth Games multiple Commonwealth Shooting Championships and Island Games 2 3 Harry CreevyPersonal informationBorn 1955 05 22 22 May 1955 age 68 Dumbarton ScotlandSportCountryIsle of ManUnited KingdomSportShooting sportEvent s 50 metre rifle prone300 meter rifle proneClubIsle of Man Shooting ClubLaxey Rifle ClubAppleton Rifle ClubMedal record Men s shootingRepresenting Great BritainEvent 1st 2nd 3rdWorld Shooting Championships 1 World Shooting Championships2010 Munich Men Team 300 m Rifle ProneCareer EditCreevy received his first cap for the Isle of Man in 1979 and seven years later was selected to represent Mann at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh 4 At the 1994 Victoria Games Creevy equalled the British Record of 399 400 Prone finishing 6th in the final 5 This success saw his first selection for Great Britain in 1995 At the 2010 World Championships Creevy took team Gold in the 300 metre rifle prone event with Simon Aldhouse and Tony Lincoln 6 7 8 9 In March 2011 Creevy won his first European Cup medal in Aarhus claiming an individual Bronze medal in the Men s 300 metre rifle prone after shooting 599ex600 10 He went on to take team Bronze at another European Cup event in May with Simon Aldhouse and Martin Scrivens 11 The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow were his last He had initially planned to retire after the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi however having qualified for the Glasgow Games was encouraged to finish his Commonwealth Games career in Scotland having attended his first Games in Edinburgh 12 13 References Edit ISSF Athlete Profile Harry Creevy International Shooting Sports Federation International Shooting Sports Federation Archived from the original on 25 August 2016 Retrieved 12 June 2017 IOM CGA Athlete Profile Harry Creevy Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Association Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Association Archived from the original on 20 June 2017 Retrieved 20 June 2017 2014 CGF Athlete Profile Harry Creevy International Shooting Sports Federation Commonwealth Games Federation Archived from the original on 12 June 2017 Retrieved 12 June 2017 1986 Edinburgh Games Manx Commonwealth Games Archived from the original on 3 August 2017 Retrieved 3 August 2017 2014 CGF Athlete Profile Harry Creevy Isle of Man Target Shooting Federation Isle of Man Target Shooting Federation Archived from the original on 19 July 2008 Retrieved 20 June 2017 Manx shooter Harry Creevy wins gold for Team GB BBC BBC News 6 August 2010 Archived from the original on 20 June 2017 Retrieved 20 June 2017 World Championship Medals for Creevy and Kneale Isle of Man Target Shooting Federation Isle of Man Target Shooting Federation 5 August 2010 Archived from the original on 20 June 2017 Retrieved 20 June 2017 300m Rifle Prone Men Shooter ties the world record but finishes 17th ISSF News International Shooting Sports Federation 7 August 2010 Archived from the original on 20 June 2017 Retrieved 20 June 2017 ISSF Historical Results International Shooting Sports Federation International Shooting Sports Federation Retrieved 20 June 2017 Bronze for Creevy in Denmark British Shooting British Shooting 10 March 2011 Archived from the original on 11 July 2012 Retrieved 28 June 2017 LAPUA European Cup Denmark Rifle 300m PDF GB 300M European Shooting Confederation 8 May 2011 p 8 Archived from the original PDF on 28 June 2017 Retrieved 28 June 2017 Mark Edwards 27 July 2014 Glasgow 2014 Pub landlord Harry Creevy targets eighth Games BBC BBC News Archived from the original on 29 July 2014 Retrieved 3 August 2017 Glasgow 2014 Harry Creevy emotional at final Games BBC News BBC News 29 July 2014 Archived from the original on 2 August 2014 Retrieved 3 August 2017 External links EditHarry Creevy at the International Shooting Sport Federation Harry Creevy at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry Creevy amp oldid 1158073626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
