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Tom Turner

Tom-Turner-shooter-profile-resized 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.
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.

 

August 2025 CTSN

On the cover: Laetisha Scanlan claimed the Gold Medal for the Women’s Trap at the recent ISSF World Cup in Lonato Del Garda, Italy

Inside this month's edition

ACTA Chairman’s Report
From the Desk of the EO
Northern Territory Skeet Carnival
Penny Smith Leaves Her Print in Lonarto
Roma CTC Junior Pathway Program
Dealership Announcement – OTC/Promatic
Australian Team – Lonarto Del Garda, Italy
Waratah Notes
Laetisha Scanlan Italian World Cup Gold
Golden Duo: Scanlan and Iles Gold in Lonarto
Psychological Skills for Shooting
From Our Archives – 20 years ago
Vale Jim Ellis
South Australian State Compak at Mt Gambier
2025 Annual Kingaroy 2 Day Carnival
Competition Results: VCTA, SACTA, QCTA, TCTA, NTCTA, NSWCTA, WACTA
Ode from Phantom
3rd Round of NWZ Ball Trap at Maryborough
ACTA Compak Sporting – Bendigo
ACTA Coaching Contacts
Small Crowd but Great Shooting at Bega
Skeet AA Elite Shooters
ACTA 25 Metre Shooters
Shoot Calendar
Break Badges
ACTA New Members


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