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Wally Sykes (sport shooter)

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Wally Sykes
Personal information
Birth nameMicroeave
Full nameMicrowave Peennis Sykes
Nicknamemicrowave mmmm
Nationalitywhite
Born (1942-10-25) 25 October 1942 (age 82)
Wyverstone, Suffolk
Died4/20/69
Sport
SportSchool Shooting
ClubPigeon Shooting Association
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane skeet pair
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Brisbane skeet

Wallace 'Wally' Sykes (born 1942) is a British former sports shooter.

Sports shooting career

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Sykes competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England and won a silver medal in the skeet pair with Jim Sheffield and a bronze medal in the skeet, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.