Shooting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was the tenth appearance of Shooting at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Melbourne, Australia, from 15 to 26 March 2006 and featured contests in 40 disciplines.[2]
The shooting events was held at various venues around Melbourne; the clay target shooting was held at the Melbourne Gun Club, in Lilydale. The full bore events were held at the Wellsford Rifle Range in Bendigo and the small bore, pistol and air weapon events were held at the Melbourne International Shooting Club in Port Melbourne.[3]
India topped the shooting medal table by virtue of winning 16 gold medals.[4]
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 16 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| 2 |  Australia* | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 |  England | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 |  Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Scotland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  New Zealand | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 South Africa | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 |  Singapore | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  Wales | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Canada | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 11 |  Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 |  Malta | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Isle of Man | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Namibia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
Clay target
Men's Trap (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Graeme Ede (NZL) |
258 |
| Silver | David Beattie (NIR) |
255 |
| Bronze | Manavjit Singh Sandhu (IND) |
250 |
Men's Trap (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Michael Diamond (AUS) |
95 | 189 |
| Adam Vella (AUS) |
94 | ||
| Silver | Tye Warner Bietz (CAN) |
96 | 185 |
| Kirk Reynolds (CAN) |
89 | ||
| Bronze | Trevor Charles Boyles (IOM) |
92 | 183 |
| David Robert Walton (IOM) |
91 | ||
Women's Trap (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Diane Swanton (RSA) |
92 |
| Silver | Rebecca Madyson (MLT) |
86 |
| Bronze | Susan Nattrass (CAN) |
83 |
Women's Trap (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Suzanne Balogh (AUS) |
41 | 87 |
| Deserie Baynes (AUS) |
46 | ||
| Silver | Cynthia Meyer (CAN) |
41 | 83 |
| Susan Marie Nattrass (CAN) |
42 | ||
| Bronze | Teresa Borrell (NZL) |
36 | 77 |
| Nadine Stanton (NZL) |
41 | ||
Men's Double Trap (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (IND) |
181 |
| Silver | Byron Swanton (RSA) |
180 |
| Bronze | William Chetcuti (MLT) |
179 |
Men's Double Trap (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Russell Mark (AUS) |
93 | 186 |
| Craig Trembath (AUS) |
93 | ||
| Silver | Vikram Bhatnagar (IND) |
90 | 179 |
| Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (IND) |
89 | ||
| Bronze | Richard Faulds (ENG) |
89 | 176 |
| Stevan Walton (ENG) |
87 | ||
Women's Double Trap (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Charlotte Kerwood (ENG) |
106 |
| Silver | Rachel Parish (ENG) |
101 |
| Bronze | Cynthia Meyer (CAN) |
97 |
Women's Double Trap (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Charlotte Kerwood (ENG) |
66 | 134 |
| Rachel Parish (ENG) |
68 | ||
| Silver | Cynthia Meyer (CAN) |
66 | 121 |
| Susan Nattrass (CAN) |
57 | ||
| Bronze | Suzanne Balogh (AUS) |
49 | 109 |
| Susan Trindall (AUS) |
60 | ||
Men's Skeet (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Georgios Achilleos (CYP) |
148 |
| Silver | Clive Barton (AUS) |
147 |
| Bronze | Clayton Miller (CAN) |
143 |
Men's Skeet (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Georgios Achilleos (CYP) |
97 | 190 |
| Antonis Nikolaidis (CYP) |
93 | ||
| Silver | Clive Bramley (ENG) |
91 | 186 |
| Richard Brickell (ENG) |
95 | ||
| Bronze | Clive Barton (AUS) |
91 | 183 |
| George Barton (AUS) |
92 | ||
Women's Skeet (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Andri Eleftheriou (Cyp) |
89 |
| Silver | Lauryn Mark (AUS) |
89 |
| Bronze | Pinky Le Grelle (ENG) |
89 |
Women's Skeet (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Lauryn Mark (AUS) |
45 | 90 |
| Natalia Rahman (AUS) |
45 | ||
| Silver | Andri Eleftheriou (CYP) |
46 | 88 |
| Louiza Theophanous (CYP) |
42 | ||
| Bronze | Pinky Le Grelle (ENG) |
42 | 86 |
| Elena Little (ENG) |
44 | ||
Pistol
Men's 10m Air Pistol (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Samaresh Jung (IND) |
584 |
| Silver | Daniel Repacholi (AUS) |
579 |
| Bronze | Friedhelm Sack (NAM) |
578 |
Men's 10m Air Pistol (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Samaresh Jung (IND) |
578 | 1154 |
| Vivek Singh (IND) |
576 | ||
| Silver | Nick Baxter (ENG) |
569 | 1144 |
| Mick Gault (ENG) |
583 | ||
| Bronze | David Moore (AUS) |
575 | 1141 |
| Daniel Repacholi (AUS) |
566 | ||
Women's 10m Air Pistol (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Lalita Yauhleuskaya (AUS) |
484.8 |
| Silver | Dina Aspandiyarova (AUS) |
484.3 |
| Bronze | Kim Eagles (Can) |
477.6 |
Women's 10m Air Pistol (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Dina Aspandiyarova (AUS) |
386 | 770 |
| Lalita Yauhleuskaya (AUS) |
384 | ||
| Silver | Joseline Lee Yean Cheah (MAS) |
375 | 758 |
| Bibiana Ng Pei Chin (MAS) |
383 | ||
| Bronze | Georgina Geikie (ENG) |
373 | 750 |
| Julia Lydall (ENG) |
375 | ||
Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Vijay Kumar (IND) |
581 |
| Silver | Pemba Tamang (IND) |
580 |
| Bronze | Amir Hasli Izwan Bin (MAS) |
573 |
Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Vijay Kumar (IND) |
571 | 1134 |
| Pemba Tamang (IND) |
563 | ||
| Silver | David Chapman (AUS) |
568 | 1116 |
| Bruce Favell (AUS) |
548 | ||
| Bronze | Metodi Igorov (CAN) |
558 | 1111 |
| Yuri Movshovich (CAN) |
553 | ||
Women's 25m Pistol (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Lalita Yauhleuskaya (AUS) |
582 |
| Silver | Sushma Rana (IND) |
573 |
| Bronze | Kim Eagles (Can) |
572 |
Women's 25m Pistol (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Saroja Kumari Jhuthu (IND) |
574 | 1140 |
| Sushma Rana (IND) |
566 | ||
| Silver | Pamela Mckenzie (AUS) |
565 | 1134 |
| Lalita Yauhleuskaya (AUS) |
569 | ||
| Bronze | Avianna Chao (CAN) |
556 | 1130 |
| Kim Eagles (CAN) |
574 | ||
Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Shoot-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | On Shaw Ming (SIN) |
578 | 144 |
| Silver | Gregory Yelavich (NZL) |
578 | 141 |
| Bronze | Samaresh Jung (IND) |
578 | 47 |
Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Samaresh Jung (IND) |
577 | 1150 |
| Jaspal Rana (IND) |
573 | ||
| Silver | Peter Flippant (ENG) |
579 | 1138 |
| Simon Lucas (ENG) |
559 | ||
| Bronze | Allan Stuart McDonald (RSA) |
563 | 1135 |
| Daniel Van Tonder (RSA) |
572 | ||
Men's 25m Standard Pistol (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Shoot-Off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Mick Gault (ENG) |
568 | 44 |
| Silver | Irshad Ali (PAK) |
568 | 41 |
| Bronze | Bruce Quick (AUS) |
562 | |
Men's 25m Standard Pistol (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Samaresh Jung (IND) |
565 | 1139 |
| Ronak Pandit (IND) |
574 | ||
| Silver | David Moore (AUS) |
543 | 1112 |
| Bruce Quick (AUS) |
569 | ||
| Bronze | Allan Stuart McDonald (RSA) |
547 | 1106 |
| Daniel Francois Van Tonder (RSA) |
559 | ||
Men's 50m Pistol (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter |
|---|---|
| Gold | Samaresh Jung (IND) |
| Silver | Mick Gault (ENG) |
| Bronze | Roger Daniel (TRI) |
Men's 50m Pistol (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | David Moore (AUS) |
537 | 1086 |
| Daniel Repacholi (AUS) |
549 | ||
| Silver | Samaresh Jung (IND) |
547 | 1082 |
| Vivek Singh (IND) |
539 | ||
| Bronze | Nick Baxter (ENG) |
530 | 1078 |
| Mick Gault (ENG) |
548 | ||
Small Bore and Air Rifle
Men's 10m Air Rifle (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Gagan Narang (IND) |
597 |
| Silver | Jin Zhang (SIN) |
595 |
| Bronze | Abhinav Bindra (IND) |
594 |
Men's 10m Air Rifle (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Abhinav Bindra (IND) |
591 | 1189 |
| Gagan Narang (IND) |
598 | ||
| Silver | Asif Hossain Khan (BAN) |
594 | 1181 |
| Anjan Kumer Singha (BAN) |
587 | ||
| Bronze | Jun Hong ONG (SIN) |
584 | 1177 |
| Jin ZHANG (SIN) |
593 | ||
Women's 10m Air Rifle (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tejaswini Sawant (IND) |
| Silver | Avneet Kaur Sidhu (IND) |
| Bronze | Yu Zhen Vanessa Yong (SIN) |
Women's 10m Air Rifle (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Tejaswini Sawant (IND) |
395 | 791 |
| Avneet Kaur Sidhu (IND) |
396 | ||
| Silver | Monica Fyfe (CAN) |
391 | 781 |
| Cynthia Hamulau (CAN) |
390 | ||
| Bronze | Yu Zhen Vanessa Yong (SIN) |
393 | 781 |
| Jingna Zhang (SIN) |
384 | ||
Men's 50m Rifle 3 Position (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Gagan Narang (IND) |
1163 |
| Silver | Abhinav Bindra (IND) |
1151 |
| Bronze | Ben Burge (AUS) |
1150 |
Men's 50m Rifle 3 Position (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Abhinav Bindra (IND) |
1144 | 2287 |
| Gagan Narang (IND) |
1143 | ||
| Silver | Michael Brown (AUS) |
1129 | 2269 |
| Ben Burge (AUS) |
1140 | ||
| Bronze | Jason Burrage (ENG) |
1129 | 2265 |
| Chris Hector (ENG) |
1136 | ||
Women's 50m Rifle 3 Position (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Anuja Jung (IND) |
670.7 |
| Silver | Esmari Van Reenen (RSA) |
670 |
| Bronze | Mohamed Nur Suryani Binti (MAS) |
688 |
Women's 50m Rifle 3 Position (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Louise Minett (ENG) |
574 | 1143 |
| Becky Spicer (ENG) |
569 | ||
| Silver | Anjali Mandar Bhagwat (IND) |
573 | 1142 |
| Anuja Jung (IND) |
569 | ||
| Bronze | Mohamed Nur Suryani Binti (MAS) |
573 | 1140 |
| Baharin Nurul Hudda Binti (MAS) |
569 | ||
Men's 50m Rifle Prone (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | David Phelps (WAL) |
596 |
| Silver | Michael Babb (ENG) |
593 |
| Bronze | Sanjeev Rajput (IND) |
594 |
Men's 50m Rifle Prone (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Michael Babb (ENG) |
591 | 1182 |
| Chris Hector (ENG) |
591 | ||
| Silver | Martin Sinclair (SCO) |
589 | 1179 |
| Neil Stirton (SCO) |
590 | ||
| Bronze | Gruffudd Morgan (WAL) |
583 | 1176 |
| David Phelps (WAL) |
593 | ||
Women's 50m Rifle Prone (Singles)
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Sheena Sharp (SCO) |
586 |
| Silver | Juliet Etherington (NZL) |
585 |
| Bronze | Johanne Brekke (WAL) |
584 |
Women's 50m Rifle Prone (Pairs)
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Susan Jackson (SCO) |
578 | 1166 |
| Sheena Sharp (SCO) |
588 | ||
| Silver | Sharon Lee (ENG) |
582 | 1161 |
| Helen Spittles (ENG) |
579 | ||
| Bronze | Juliet Etherington (NZL) |
581 | 1161 |
| Kathryn Mead (NZL) |
580 | ||
Full Bore Rifle
Mixed Singles
| Medal | Shooter | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Bruce Scott (AUS) |
403.60 |
| Silver | Parag Patel (ENG) |
402.57 |
| Bronze | James Corbett (AUS) |
401.57 |
Mixed Pairs
| Medal | Shooter | Total | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Glyn Barnett (ENG) |
297.43 | 594.87 |
| Parag Patel (ENG) |
297.44 | ||
| Silver | James Corbett (AUS) |
296.35 | 593.74 |
| Bruce Scott (AUS) |
297.39 | ||
| Bronze | Md Zainal Abidin Bin (MAS) |
297.42 | 592.72 |
| Hamsan Zulkeflee Bin (MAS) |
295.30 | ||
References
- ↑ "Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Melbourne 2006". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Wellsford Rifle Range (Bendigo)" (PDF). Welsh Target Shooting Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Shooting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
External links
- "M2006 > Schedule and Results > Shooting". m2006.thecgf.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
