Peter Wilson (sport shooter)
Wilson showing his 2012 Olympic gold medal | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Peter Robert Russell Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1986 Dorchester, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Double trap | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | October 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| National finals | England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 198 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Robert Russell Wilson MBE (born 15 September 1986), is a retired English sport shooter who specialises in the double trap. He is the current world record holder for the event, having scored 198 out of 200 at a World Cup event in Arizona during 2012. A member of the British team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was the youngest competitor in the men's double trap event, where he won the gold medal.