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Dead-eye Doak

Corporal Robert Doak of The 3 Royal Irish Regiment, undisputeably the sharpest shooter to represent Northern Ireland in the commonwealth games. Corporal Doak competed in the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games. Robert was only 13 points behind the leader (Jaspal Rana) however this managed to place him 10th in the final rankings.

Final: 1. Jaspal Rana (India) 583; 2. Bruce Quick (Aus) 579; 3. Irshad Ali (Pak) 577; 4. Daniel Van Tonder (Sth Africa) 577; 5. Peter Flippant (Eng) 575; 6. Metodi Igorov (Can) 574; 7. David Moore (Aus) 573; 8. Zahid Ali (Pak) 571; 9. Greg Yelavich (NZ) 571; 10. ROBERT DOAK (Nth Ireland) 570.

The Local Papers Have Given The Local Hero The Proper Recognition For His Successful Career

Shooting: Dead-eye Doak is a shooting star!

There was an excellent turnout with over 40 entries in the Air Pistol and Air Rifle events with competitors representing the following clubs:East Antrim Rifle & Pistol Club, Ballymena Rifle & Pistol Club, Comber Rifle Club, North Antrim Rifle & Pistol Club, Michelin Rifle Club, Sherrygroom Rifle & Pistol Club (Dungannon) and the Northern Ireland Junior Air Rifle Squad making their first appearance at these annual championships.Results: Larne Cup (Air Pistol) winner: Robert Doak, East Antrim Rifle & Pistol Club.Stanford ...

Shooting: Corporal Robert Doak of the Royal Irish Regiment, was the undisputed leader in the Inter-Services team pistol championships at Bisley. Doak produced the top range score all six matches, which were won by the Regular Army. Shooting for the combined services team against a Great Britain team, he then repeated the feat in the final three matches.