Brian Bailey (sport shooter)

Brian Walford Bailey
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1932-08-20)20 August 1932
Edstaston, Shropshire, England
Died16 July 2022(2022-07-16) (aged 89)[1]
Wem, Shropshire, England
Sport
CountryEngland
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Sports shooting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1974 Christchurch clay pigeon trap

Brian Walford Bailey (20 August 1932 – 16 July 2022) was a British sports shooter.

Shooting career

He competed in the trap event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2] He represented England and won a silver medal in the clay pigeon trap, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Bailey, born at Edstaston, Shropshire, moved to nearby Wem at age four. He joined and worked in a family haulage and coal merchants business in the town, which in later life made him an Honorary Townsman. Bailey Close in the town is named for him.[6]

References

  1. ^ "BRIAN W BAILEY 20TH AUGUST 1932 – 16TH JULY 2022". cpsa.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Brian Bailey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "Brian Bailey". olympedia.org. Retrieved 26 November 2025.