Alistair Davis

Alistair Davis (born December 1, 1992) is a retired South African sport shooter.[1][3] He won a gold medal in the men's double trap at the 2011 African Shooting Championships in Rabat, Morocco, with a total score of 182 targets, earning him a spot on the South African team for the Olympics.[2][4] Davis is also a member of Centurion Gun Club in Pretoria, and is coached and trained by his father Frank Davis.[1][2]

Alistair Davis
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Born (1992-12-01) 1 December 1992
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight87.9998 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)Trap, double trap
ClubCenturion Gun Club[1][2]
Coached byFrank Davis[1][2]
Retired2014

Davis represented South Africa at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed as the nation's lone shooter in the men's double trap. He scored a total of 132 targets in the qualifying rounds, one point behind Chinese shooter and Olympic bronze medalist Hu Binyuan, finishing in fifteenth place—the highest finish at the Olympics by a South African in clay target categories.[5]

References
  1. "Alistair Davis". London 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. "ISSF Profile – Alistair Davis". ISSF. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alistair Davis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. Abdel Kader, Ghada (6–12 October 2011). "Aiming for 2012". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 2011-12-04. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. "Men's Double Trap Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.


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