Harry Creevy

Harry Creevy (born 22 May 1955) is a British sports shooter.[1] Creevy represented Great Britain at three ISSF World Shooting Championships and 11 World Cups, as well as representing the Isle of Man at eight Commonwealth Games, multiple Commonwealth Shooting Championships and Island Games.[2][3]

Harry Creevy
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1955-05-22) 22 May 1955
Dumbarton, Scotland
Sport
Country
SportShooting sport
Event(s)
Club
  • Isle of Man Shooting Club
  • Laxey Rifle Club
  • Appleton Rifle Club
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Shooting Championships 1 - -
World Shooting Championships
2010 Munich Men Team 300 m Rifle Prone

Career

Creevy received his first cap for the Isle of Man in 1979 and seven years later was selected to represent Mann at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[4] At the 1994 Victoria Games Creevy equalled the British Record of 399/400 Prone, finishing 6th in the final.[5] This success saw his first selection for Great Britain in 1995.

At the 2010 World Championships, Creevy took team Gold in the 300 metre rifle prone event with Simon Aldhouse and Tony Lincoln.[6][7][8][9]

In March 2011 Creevy won his first European Cup medal in Aarhus, claiming an individual Bronze medal in the Men's 300 metre rifle prone after shooting 599ex600.[10] He went on to take team Bronze at another European Cup event in May with Simon Aldhouse and Martin Scrivens.[11]

The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow were his last. He had initially planned to retire after the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi however having qualified for the Glasgow Games, was encouraged to finish his Commonwealth Games career in Scotland, having attended his first Games in Edinburgh.[12][13]

References
  1. "ISSF Athlete Profile - Harry Creevy". International Shooting Sports Federation. International Shooting Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  2. "IOM CGA Athlete Profile - Harry Creevy". Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Association. Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Association. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. "2014 CGF Athlete Profile - Harry Creevy". International Shooting Sports Federation. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  4. "1986 Edinburgh Games". Manx Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. "2014 CGF Athlete Profile - Harry Creevy". Isle of Man Target Shooting Federation. Isle of Man Target Shooting Federation. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  6. "Manx shooter Harry Creevy wins gold for Team GB". BBC. BBC News. 6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. "World Championship Medals for Creevy and Kneale". Isle of Man Target Shooting Federation. Isle of Man Target Shooting Federation. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  8. "300m Rifle Prone Men – Shooter ties the world record, but finishes 17th". ISSF News. International Shooting Sports Federation. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  9. "ISSF Historical Results". International Shooting Sports Federation. International Shooting Sports Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  10. "Bronze for Creevy in Denmark". British Shooting. British Shooting. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  11. "LAPUA European Cup - Denmark Rifle 300m" (PDF). GB 300M. European Shooting Confederation. 8 May 2011. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  12. Mark Edwards (27 July 2014). "Glasgow 2014: Pub landlord Harry Creevy targets eighth Games". BBC. BBC News. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  13. "Glasgow 2014: Harry Creevy 'emotional' at final Games". BBC News. BBC News. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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