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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.

 

May 2025 CTSN

On the cover: Alex Smith of New Zealand, Overall National High Gun at the 2025 ACTA National Skeet Championships.

Inside this month's edition

ACTA Chairman's Report
ACTA National Skeet Championships
2025 State Teams
Gold and Silver for Australia – Penny Smith, Mitch Iles
Waratah Notes
Bendigo Ticked all the Boxes
Break Badges
ACTA New Members
An Ode from the Phantom
Southwest Blue Manna Carnival
Shooting Australia Confirms 2025 Categorised Athletes
Shooting Australia World Cup Teams
Psychological Skills for Shooting
NSW State Sporting Clays and Sportrap Championships
Northern Zone Sporting Championship – Silkwood
Competition Results: VCTA 71, TCTA 74, QCTA 74, WACTA 80, NSWCTA 80, SACTA
ACTA Coaching Contact
100 Target Compak Championship to Robbie Hall
Atherton Hosts Northern Zone Ladies Coaching Clinic
Annual 2 Day Shoot at Burdekin
Shoot Calendar
Great Day at Bega
2025 Annual Registration & Club Membership Application


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