JPC Achievements in Competition

The Jersey Pistol Club has a remarkable record of success in international competitions spanning a number of decades. The photo below shows Carol Graham receiving her award as the British Ladies Air Pistol Champion at the 14th British Airgun Championships in 1988.

Carol is by far the most successful high-level competitor that the JPC (and probably Jersey) has had to date. Carol’s achievements include:

  • Shooting for Great Britain in the 1984 Olympic Games, held in Los Angeles
  • Shooting for Great Britain in the 1996 Olympic Games, held in Atlanta
  • A number of Commonwealth Games medals
  • British Champion 10+ times
  • Held/Holds a number of British shooting records.

Success in competition is broadly shared by a number of Jersey Pistol Club members, with the following individuals having shot at the Commonwealth Games (although not always representing Jersey): Carol Graham, Carol Benest, Dave Ward, Denis Remon, Derek Bernard, John Renouf, John Rolfe, Marcus Hill, and Mike Quenault.

Arguably our most ‘visible’ successes have occurred at the biannual International Island Games which are well covered by the local media outlets. Over the years, an array of JPC members have brought home medals in a wide variety of shooting disciplines, as illustrated in the following table.

Year Event Medal Shooter(s)
2007 Air Pistol, Men Silver Dave Ward
Air Pistol, Men’s Team Silver Mike Quenault, Dave Ward
Blackpowder Revolver Gold Mick Radcliffe
Blackpowder Revolver Bronze Bob Blake
Blackpowder Revolver, Team Gold Bob Blake, Mick Radcliffe
Blackpowder Single Shot Gold Mick Radcliffe
Blackpowder Single Shot, Team Gold Bob Blake, Mick Radcliffe
Centrefire Pistol Gold Dave Ward
Centrefire Pistol Bronze Derek Bernard
Centrefire Pistol, Team Gold Derek Bernard, Dave Ward
Free Pistol Gold Dave Ward
Free Pistol Silver Derek Bernard
Free Pistol, Team Bronze Derek Bernard, Dave Ward
Rapid Fire, non-ISSF Silver Dave Ward
Rapid Fire, non-ISSF Bronze Derek Bernard
Rapid Fire, non-ISSF, Team Gold Derek Bernard, Dave Ward
Rapid Fire, Team Silver Bob Blake, Mike Quenault
Sport Pistol Gold Dave Ward
Sport Pistol, Men’s Team Silver Derek Bernard, Dave Ward
Standard Pistol Gold Dave Ward
Standard Pistol, Team Silver Mike Quenault, Dave Ward
2005 Air Pistol, Men’s Team Bronze Derek Bernard, Bob Blake
2003 Air Pistol, Men Silver Dave Ward
Air Pistol, Women Silver Shirley Baudains
Air Pistol, Women Bronze Mary Norman
Air Pistol, Women’s Team Silver Shirley Baudains, Mary Norman
Blackpowder Pistol Gold Mick Radcliffe
Blackpowder Pistol, Team Gold Bob Blake, Mick Radcliffe
Service Pistol B, Team Silver Bob Blake, Mick Radcliffe
2001 Air Pistol, Men Silver Dave Ward
Air Pistol, Women Silver Emily Furzer
Air Pistol, Women Bronze Jennifer Morris
Blackpowder Pistol Gold Mick Radcliffe
Blackpowder Pistol Bronze Bob Blake
Blackpowder Pistol, Team Silver Bob Blake, Mick Radcliffe
Centrefire Pistol Silver Dave Ward
Centrefire Pistol, Team Gold
Free Pistol Gold Dave Ward
Free Pistol, Team Silver
Police Pistol 1 Silver Michael Flynn
Police Pistol 1 Bronze Bob Blake
Police Pistol 1, Team Silver
Police Pistol 2 Gold Michael Flynn
Police Pistol 2 Bronze Bob Blake
Police Pistol 2, Team Silver
Service Pistol B Bronze Bob Blake
Service Pistol B, Team Silver
Sport Pistol Silver Dave Ward
Sport Pistol, Team Silver
Sport Pistol, Women Gold Emily Furzer
Sport Pistol, Women Silver Jennifer Morris
Standard Pistol Silver Dave Ward
Standard Pistol Bronze Derek Bernard
Standard Pistol, Team Silver
1500 PPC Gold Michael Flynn
1500 PPC Bronze Bob Blake
1500 PPC, Team Gold
1999 Air Pistol, Team Silver John Renouf Sr., Dave Ward
Blackpowder Class 12 Gold Bob Blake
Blackpowder Class 12, Team Silver Bob Blake, Michael Flynn
Blackpowder Class 4 Bronze Gerry Weir
Blackpowder Class 4, Team Gold George Arnold, Gerry Weir
Centrefire Pistol Gold Dave Ward
Centrefire Pistol, Team Gold Derek Bernard, Dave Ward
Free Pistol, Team Silver John Renouf Sr., Dave Ward
Police Pistol 1 Silver Bob Blake
Police Pistol 1 Bronze Francis Devonald
Police Pistol 1, Team Gold Bob Blake, Francis Devonald
Police Pistol 2 Gold Bob Blake
Police Pistol 2, Team Gold Bob Blake, Michael Flynn
Rapid Fire Bronze Dave Ward
Rapid Fire, Team Silver Derek Bernard, Bob Blake
Service Pistol B Silver Bob Blake
Service Pistol B, Team Silver Bob Blake, Francis Devonald
Sport Pistol Bronze Bob Blake
Sport Pistol, Team Gold Bob Blake, Dave Ward
Standard Pistol Silver Dave Ward
Standard Pistol, Team Silver Bob Blake, Dave Ward
1500 PPC Gold Bob Blake
1500 PPC Bronze Francis Devonald
1500 PPC, Team Gold Bob Blake, Francis Devonald
1997 Air Pistol Bronze John Renouf Sr.
Air Pistol, Team Silver Carol Benest, John Renouf Sr.
Centrefire Pistol Silver Dave Ward
Centrefire Pistol, Team Gold Derek Bernard, Dave Ward
Free Pistol Gold Dave Ward
Free Pistol Bronze John Renouf Sr.
Free Pistol, Team Silver John Renouf Sr., Dave Ward
Percussion Revolver Gold Bob Blake
Percussion Revolver Silver Terry Underwood
Percussion Revolver, Team Silver Bob Blake, Terry Underwood
Police Pistol 1 Silver Bob Blake
Police Pistol 1, Team Gold Bob Blake, Martin Cardy
Police Pistol 2 Gold Bob Blake
Police Pistol 2 Bronze Terry Underwood
Police Pistol 2, Team Gold Bob Blake, Terry Underwood
Practical Target Gold Shane MacDonald
Practical Target Bronze Terry Underwood
Practical Target, Team Gold Shane MacDonald, Terry Underwood
Rapid Fire Bronze Derek Bernard
Rapid Fire, Team Gold Derek Bernard, Dave Ward
Service Pistol B, Team Gold Bob Blake, Martin Cardy
Sport Pistol Bronze John Renouf Sr.
Sport Pistol, Team Bronze Carol Benest, John Renouf Sr.
Standard Pistol Bronze Dave Ward
Standard Pistol, Team Silver John Renouf Sr., Dave Ward
1500 PPC Gold Terry Underwood
1500 PPC Bronze Bob Blake
1500 PPC, Team Gold Bob Blake, Terry Underwood
1995 No Pistol Events
1993 Air Pistol, Team Bronze Carol Benest, John Renouf Sr.
Centrefire Pistol Gold Dave Ward
Centrefire Pistol Silver Derek Bernard
Centrefire Pistol, Team Gold Derek Bernard, Dave Ward
Free Pistol Bronze John Renouf Sr.
Free Pistol, Team Silver Richard Pirouet, John Renouf Sr.
Police Pistol Silver Dave Ward
Police Pistol, Team Bronze Bob Blake, Dave Ward
Standard Pistol Bronze Richard Pirouet
Standard Pistol, Team Silver Carol Benest, Richard Pirouet
1991 Air Pistol Silver John Renouf Sr.
Air Pistol, Team Silver John Renouf Sr., Dave Ward
Standard Pistol Gold Dave Ward
Standard Pistol Bronze John Renouf Sr.
Standard Pistol, Team Gold John Renouf Sr., Dave Ward
1989 There was only 1 pistol event included in the 1989 Faroes Island Games – Air Pistol – and no one from Jersey felt able to justify the considerable expense for that one event.
1987 Centrefire Pistol Silver Derek Bernard
Centrefire Pistol, Team Gold Derek Bernard, B. de la Haye
Free Pistol .22 Bronze Derek Bernard
Free Pistol .22, Team Gold Derek Bernard, J. Ward
Rapid Fire .22, Team Bronze G. Baudains, J. Ward
1985 Air Pistol, Team Silver Derek Bernard, John Renouf Sr.
Free Pistol, Team Gold Derek Bernard, John Renouf Sr.

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