Alister Allan

Alister Millar "Jock" Allan, MBE (born 28 January 1944) is an Olympic medal-winning Scottish rifleman who represented Great Britain at five Olympics between 1968 and 1992 (1972 and 1980 excepted), placing in the top-10 all five times.

Alister Allan MBE
Personal information
Birth nameAlister Millar Allan
Nickname(s)Jock
NationalityBritish
Born (1944-01-28) 28 January 1944
Freuchie, Fife, Scotland
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Scotland
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 50 m Rifle Three Positions
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles 50 m Rifle Three Positions

His best Olympic performance was at the 50m Rifle Three Positions when he set an Olympic record during qualifying and came second to countryman (and defending champion) Malcolm Cooper in the final.[1]

Allan became World Champion in 1978 and set a prone rifle world record in 1982.[2]

Between 1974 and 1994 he won three gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals representing Scotland at the Commonwealth Games.[2]

He was made MBE in 1989 and inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[3][2]

See Also

References
  1. "Alister Allan". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  2. "ALISTER ALLAN MBE | Scottish Sports Hall of Fame". Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. sportscotland. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. "The names in the Hall of Fame". BBC News. 30 November 2002. Archived from the original on 6 April 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2023.


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