Michael Babb
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Full name | Michael Babb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | FR60PR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Appleton Rifle Club[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Kimmo Yli-Jaskari[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael Babb (born 14 October 1963 in
Babb began shooting small-bore rifle at the age of 14, and quickly progressed to the British Junior Training Squad that culminated him in a runner-up finish at the European Championships in 1983. As medals and records followed, Babb attained a reserve position for the
In 2002, Babb was able to back up his feat from the Olympics when
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Babb qualified for his second British team in the men's 50 m rifle prone.[9] Clearly an Olympic medal hopeful, Babb shot 595 out of a possible 600 to grab the sixth seed from the prelims, before ruling out of his contention to seventh in the eight-man final round with 101.8 points for a total of 696.8.[10][11]
Shortly after the Olympics, Babb won a silver medal in the rifle prone at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne with a score of 696.2, repeating his effort at Manchester four years earlier.[12] With Chris Hector, he won Gold in the Men's Prone Pairs.[13][14]
References
- ^ a b c d e "ISSF Profile – Michael Babb". ISSF. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Babb". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Beijing 2008: Egington becomes Warrington's most successful Olympian". Warrington Guardian. 17 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 49–51. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Sweden's Edman a Narrow Winner". Los Angeles Times. 21 September 2000. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Teenager takes trap title". BBC Sport. 1 August 2002. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Hughes, Michael (29 July 2002). "Babb and Day on target for England". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Britain's shooting stars". BBC Sport. 29 June 2004. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Adamson, Mike (20 August 2004). "Olympics: as it happens". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "More success for British shooters". BBC Sport. 22 March 2006. Archived from the original on 11 November 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ISSN 9976-1874. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ISSN 1741-9743. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
Chris Hector and Mike Babb took the first of England's five gold medals yesterday as they won the men's 50m prone pairs. In the women's equivalent, Scotland took gold through Sheena Sharp and Susan Jackson, who edged England's Sharon Lee and Helen Spittles.