{"id":128,"date":"2018-07-09T14:14:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T13:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/?p=128"},"modified":"2018-09-14T10:01:35","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T09:01:35","slug":"south-east-england-olympic-skeet-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/07\/09\/south-east-england-olympic-skeet-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"South East England Olympic Skeet Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Southern England Olympic Skeet Championships \u2013 8<sup>th<\/sup> July 2018<\/h3>\n<p>It was a bright and sunny day at Southend Gun Club on the 8<sup>th<\/sup> of July for the Southern England Olympic Skeet Championships with many of the best shooters in the South East turning up to compete for the titles of Champion. There were also a few spectators that came along enjoyed some great shooting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_03951-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_03951-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_03951-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_03951-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The day started promptly at 10 O\u2019Clock with expectations high the 1<sup>st<\/sup> squad posted some nice scores but the day had just started and the weather took its toll with many shooters struggling in the heat. The lost targets started to increase as the day went on. It was not only nice to see some old friends of Southend Gun Club but some new faces who undoubtedly will be contending at higher levels in years to come including young Owen Lewis who has only been shooting Olympic Skeet for 8 months and at 14 years old he is one to watch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-131 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0377-e1531140931359-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0377-e1531140931359-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_0377-e1531140931359-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Owen Lewis Colts Champion Olympic Skeet Champion 2018<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The overall championship was contended between Nigel Barnes and Barry Dobbs but Nigel managed to win the day after the heat started to take its toll on Barry who dropped a few targets on stand 4. The overall winners of the day were:<\/p>\n<h3>South East England Champion<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mens Champion \u2013 <em>Nigel Barnes<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 78<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mens Runner Up \u2013 <em>Barry Dobbs<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 73<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mens 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place \u2013 <em>Simon Davidmann<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 69<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ladies Champion \u2013 <em><strong>Victoria Humphries<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> \u2013 77<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ladies Runner Up &#8211; <em>Alison Nicol<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; 68<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colts Champion\u2013 <em>Owen Lewis<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; 71<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vicky-Humphries-Olympic-2018-e1531140673897-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vicky-Humphries-Olympic-2018-e1531140673897-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vicky-Humphries-Olympic-2018-e1531140673897.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Vicky Humphries SE England Olympic Skeet Champion<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nigel Barnes as High Gun for the day won the Michael O\u2019Donnell Memorial trophy which was presented by Mick\u2019s partner Kay.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nigel-Barnes-Olympic-2018-e1531140574737-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nigel-Barnes-Olympic-2018-e1531140574737-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Nigel-Barnes-Olympic-2018-e1531140574737.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Nigel Barnes SE England Olympic Skeet Champion<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alison-Daly-Olympic-2018-e1531141272810-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alison-Daly-Olympic-2018-e1531141272810-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alison-Daly-Olympic-2018-e1531141272810.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-133 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Keith-Trevor-Olympic-2018-e1531141509316-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Keith-Trevor-Olympic-2018-e1531141509316-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Keith-Trevor-Olympic-2018-e1531141509316.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>A big thank you to our referees on the day Keith Murray, Sarah Daly and Trevor Smith who did an excellent job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern England Olympic Skeet Championships \u2013 8th July 2018<br \/>\nIt was a bright and sunny day at Southend Gun Club on the 8th of July for the Southern England Olympic Skeet Championships with many of the best shooters in the South East turning up to compete for the titles of 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