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 name	Alister Millar Allan
Nickname	Jock
Born	(1944-01-28) 28 January 1944 (age 80) Freuchie, Fife, Scotland
Sport
Country	Great Britain Scotland
Sport	Sports shooting
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 50 m Rifle Three Positions 1984 Los Angeles 50 m Rifle Three Positions Representing  Scotland Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton 50m Rifle Prone 1982 Brisbane 10m Air Rifle Pairs 1982 Brisbane 50m Rifle Three Positions 1986 Edinburgh 50m Rifle Three Positions 1986 Edinburgh 50m Rifle Prone 1994 Victoria 50m Rifle Three Positions Pairs 1974 Christchurch 50m Rifle Prone 1982 Brisbane 50m Rifle Three Positions Pairs 1986 Edinburgh Smallbore 50m Rifle Three Positions Pairs 1994 Victoria 50m 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]

He represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in 1974 where he won a bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Prone event; in 1978 where he won a gold medal in the 50m Rifle Prone event; in 1982 where he won gold medals in the 10m Air Rifle Pairs and 50m Rifle Three Positions events and a bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Three Positions Pairs event; in 1986 where he won silver medals in the 50m Rifle Three Positions and 50m Rifle Prone events and a bronze medal in the Smallbore 50m Rifle Three Positions Pairs event; and in 1994 where he won a silver medal in the 50m Rifle Three Positions Pairs event and a bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Three Positions event.^[3]

He was made MBE in 1989 and inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.^[4][2]

See also

• Barry Dagger
• Malcolm Cooper

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. "Alister Allan". Team Scotland. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
4. "The names in the Hall of Fame". BBC News. 30 November 2002. Archived from the original on 6 April 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

External links

• Alister Allan at ISSF
• Alister Allan at Olympics.com
• Alister Allan at Olympedia
• Alister Allan at Team GB
• Alister Allan at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Alister Allan at the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame