David Rattray

British sports shooter (born 1937)

Not to be confused with South African historian David Grey Rattray.

David Rattray

Personal information

Full name| David Rattray
Born|  (1970-01-09) 9 January 1970 (age 55)
Motherwell, Scotland
Occupation| Police officer
Height| 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight| 85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport| Shooting sport
Event| 10 m air rifle
Club| Glenrothes Rifle Club
Coached by| Alister Allan

Medal record

Sports shooting
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
| 1994 Victoria | 10m air rifle pairs
| 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 10m air rifle pairs

David Rattray is a Scottish retired sport shooter. Rattray represented Scotland at two Commonwealth Games in the 10m air rifle event, winning two bronze medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2002 ISSF World Championships, placing 70th.[1]

## Shooting career

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Rattray was selected to represent Scotland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where he won a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle pairs with teammate Robin Law.[2][3][4]

In 1994 he won the British 10m Air Rifle Championship, and won the bronze in 1995.[5]

He was selected to represent 1998 Commonwealth Games, where he won another bronze medal in the same event, again partnered with Law.[2][3]

In 1999 he set a new Team Record in the British Club Championship of 1764 at the British Airgun Championships with teammates Robin Law and Shirley McIntosh.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "David RATTRAY". International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
2. ^ a b "SSRA - Commonwealth Games Teams & Medals". Scottish Smallbore Rifle Association. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017.
3. ^ a b "David Rattray - Team Scotland". Team Scotland. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022.
4. ^ "Aussies Hoarding Gold at Commonwealth Games". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. 20 August 1994. p. 24.
5. ^ "David Loses British Title". Lanark and Carluke Advertiser. 24 February 1995. p. 61\. "DAVID RATTRAY has narrowly failed to retain his British open 10 metre air rifle championship title. The 25-year-old Lanark man won the bronze medal in the competition, held at the National Indoor Shooting Centre in Wolverhampton."
6. ^ "David Loses British Title". Lanark and Carluke Advertiser. 3 March 1999. p. 85\. "Along with Robin Law and Shirley McIntosh from Glenrothes Rifle Club, Rattray won the British Club Championship, helping to create a new British record combined score of 1764."

## External links

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* David Rattray at the International Shooting Sport Federation
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