Matthew Thomson (born 11 January 1986) is a 50 m Rifle shooter[1] who won two gold medals at the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships.

His career has taken him around the world where he has competed in Nordic, European and World competitions,[2] as well as being crowned Scottish Senior Men's Prone Champion in 2004 and claiming the Scottish Junior Men's Prone Championship in both 2004 and 2005.

Later in the year he went on to become the British Universities Long Range Champion at the 2006 BUSA Smallbore Rifle Championships.

[3] In 2012, Thomson won Bronze at the International Shooting Competition of Hannover whilst representing Great Britain.

The Men's Prone Team comprising Thomson, James Huckle and Neil Stirton also took Silver.