Michael John Collings (born 29 September 1954)[1] is a sport shooter from New Zealand.
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| Birth name | Michael John Collings | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1954 Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Diane Collings | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Te Puke Rifle Club | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| National finals | Ballinger Belt winner (1998, 2021, 2022, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he was 21st in the full bore rifle open singles and seventh in the full bore rifle open pairs.[2]
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi he won a gold medal in the full bore rifle open pairs with John Snowden.[3] He also competed in the full bore rifle open singles, finishing fourth.[2]
Collings won the Ballinger Belt at the 1998 New Zealand rifle shooting championships. In 2009 he finished second and was top New Zealander.[4] He won back-to-back Ballinger Belts in 2021 and 2022, becoming the first person in the history of the event, dating back to 1873, to successfully defend the trophy.[5] He won the Ballinger Belt again in 2024.[6]
Collings is married to fellow sport shooter Diane Collings.[7] His father, Dennis Collings, won the Ballinger Belt in 1977, and his brother, Ross Collings, did the same in 1993.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Mike Collings profile". Glasgow 2014. 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Mike Collings". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: shooter offers thanks to brother after gold medal". Otago Daily Times. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Mike Collings makes history with back-to-back Ballinger Belt wins". Stuff. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Awards for 2024 Kings Matches" (PDF). National Rifle Association of New Zealand. 13 January 2024. p. 35. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Collings destined to be on target". Dominion Post. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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