Peter Wilson (sport shooter)

Peter Robert Russell Wilson MBE (born 15 September 1986), is a retired English sport shooter who specialises in the double trap.

A member of the British team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was the youngest competitor in the men's double trap event, where he won the gold medal.

[2] Born in Dorset on 15 September 1986, Wilson took up shooting at his father's suggestion after he suffered nerve damage to his shoulder in a snowboarding accident which left him unable to play squash and cricket.

[6] He began being coached by Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum, who is a member of the ruling family of Dubai and the 2004 Summer Olympics gold medallist in the double trap.

[15][16][17] Having indicated in 2013 that he was committed to competing at Rio 2016,[18] in October 2014 Wilson officially announced his retirement from competitive shooting to focus on personal life and coaching.