Neil Stirton

Neil Stirton

Personal information
National team	Great Britain Scotland
Born	(1981-02-15) 15 February 1981 Aberdeen
Years active	1996–present
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Shooting sport
Events	50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle three positions 10 metre air rifle
Club	Bon Accord
Coached by	Donald McIntosh
Medal record Men's shooting Representing Great Britain ISSF World Cup Silver medal – second place 2008 Munich 50 m rifle prone Representing Scotland Commonwealth Games Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 50 m rifle prone pairs Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 50 m rifle prone pairs Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 50 m rifle prone Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 50 m rifle three positions pairs Commonwealth Championships Silver medal – second place 2005 Melbourne 50 m rifle prone pairs Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 50 m rifle three positions pairs
Updated on 5 August 2025

Neil Stirton (born 1981) is a British sport shooter.

Career

Stirton has held a number of Scottish and British shooting records. In the 2005 Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championships (the test event for the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games), Stirton won Silver in the 50M Rifle Prone Pairs partnering with Martin Sinclair. The pair went on to win Silver in the same event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Partnering with Jonathan Hammond at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Stirton won Gold in the Prone Pairs, and Bronze in the 50M Rifle 3 Positions Pairs.

In 2008, Stirton won the silver medal in the 50M Prone Rifle at the Munich World Cup, where he shot a career personal best and British record of 599 in the Qualification stage. His Silver medal position qualified him for the 2008 World Cup Final where he finished twelfth.