The Jersey Pistol Club has a remarkable record of success in international competitions spanning a number of decades. The photo below shows Carol Graham receiving her award as the British Ladies Air Pistol Champion at the 14th British Airgun Championships in 1988.
Carol is by far the most successful high-level competitor that the JPC (and probably Jersey) has had to date. Carol’s achievements include:
- Shooting for Great Britain in the 1984 Olympic Games, held in Los Angeles
- Shooting for Great Britain in the 1996 Olympic Games, held in Atlanta
- A number of Commonwealth Games medals
- British Champion 10+ times
- Held/Holds a number of British shooting records.
Success in competition is broadly shared by a number of Jersey Pistol Club members, with the following individuals having shot at the Commonwealth Games (although not always representing Jersey): Carol Graham, Carol Benest, Dave Ward, Denis Remon, Derek Bernard, John Renouf, John Rolfe, Marcus Hill, and Mike Quenault.
Arguably our most ‘visible’ successes have occurred at the biannual International Island Games which are well covered by the local media outlets. Over the years, an array of JPC members have brought home medals in a wide variety of shooting disciplines, as illustrated in the following table.
Year | Event | Medal | Shooter(s) |
2007 | Air Pistol, Men | Silver | Dave Ward |
Air Pistol, Men’s Team | Silver | Mike Quenault, Dave Ward | |
Blackpowder Revolver | Gold | Mick Radcliffe | |
Blackpowder Revolver | Bronze | Bob Blake | |
Blackpowder Revolver, Team | Gold | Bob Blake, Mick Radcliffe | |
Blackpowder Single Shot | Gold | Mick Radcliffe | |
Blackpowder Single Shot, Team | Gold | Bob Blake, Mick Radcliffe | |
Centrefire Pistol | Gold | Dave Ward | |
Centrefire Pistol | Bronze | Derek Bernard | |
Centrefire Pistol, Team | Gold | Derek Bernard, Dave Ward | |
Free Pistol | Gold | Dave Ward | |
Free Pistol | Silver | Derek Bernard | |
Free Pistol, Team | Bronze | Derek Bernard, Dave Ward | |
Rapid Fire, non-ISSF | Silver | Dave Ward | |
Rapid Fire, non-ISSF | Bronze | Derek Bernard | |
Rapid Fire, non-ISSF, Team | Gold | Derek Bernard, Dave Ward | |
Rapid Fire, Team | Silver | Bob Blake, Mike Quenault | |
Sport Pistol | Gold | Dave Ward | |
Sport Pistol, Men’s Team | Silver | Derek Bernard, Dave Ward | |
Standard Pistol | Gold | Dave Ward | |
Standard Pistol, Team | Silver | Mike Quenault, Dave Ward | |
2005 | Air Pistol, Men’s Team | Bronze | Derek Bernard, Bob Blake |
2003 | Air Pistol, Men | Silver | Dave Ward |
Air Pistol, Women | Silver | Shirley Baudains | |
Air Pistol, Women | Bronze | Mary Norman | |
Air Pistol, Women’s Team | Silver | Shirley Baudains, Mary Norman | |
Blackpowder Pistol | Gold | Mick Radcliffe | |
Blackpowder Pistol, Team | Gold | Bob Blake, Mick Radcliffe | |
Service Pistol B, Team | Silver | Bob Blake, Mick Radcliffe | |
2001 | Air Pistol, Men | Silver | Dave Ward |
Air Pistol, Women | Silver | Emily Furzer | |
Air Pistol, Women | Bronze | Jennifer Morris | |
Blackpowder Pistol | Gold | Mick Radcliffe | |
Blackpowder Pistol | Bronze | Bob Blake | |
Blackpowder Pistol, Team | Silver | Bob Blake, Mick Radcliffe | |
Centrefire Pistol | Silver | Dave Ward | |
Centrefire Pistol, Team | Gold | ||
Free Pistol | Gold | Dave Ward | |
Free Pistol, Team | Silver | ||
Police Pistol 1 | Silver | Michael Flynn | |
Police Pistol 1 | Bronze | Bob Blake | |
Police Pistol 1, Team | Silver | ||
Police Pistol 2 | Gold | Michael Flynn | |
Police Pistol 2 | Bronze | Bob Blake | |
Police Pistol 2, Team | Silver | ||
Service Pistol B | Bronze | Bob Blake | |
Service Pistol B, Team | Silver | ||
Sport Pistol | Silver | Dave Ward | |
Sport Pistol, Team | Silver | ||
Sport Pistol, Women | Gold | Emily Furzer | |
Sport Pistol, Women | Silver | Jennifer Morris | |
Standard Pistol | Silver | Dave Ward | |
Standard Pistol | Bronze | Derek Bernard | |
Standard Pistol, Team | Silver | ||
1500 PPC | Gold | Michael Flynn | |
1500 PPC | Bronze | Bob Blake | |
1500 PPC, Team | Gold | ||
1999 | Air Pistol, Team | Silver | John Renouf Sr., Dave Ward |
Blackpowder Class 12 | Gold | Bob Blake | |
Blackpowder Class 12, Team | Silver | Bob Blake, Michael Flynn | |
Blackpowder Class 4 | Bronze | Gerry Weir | |
Blackpowder Class 4, Team | Gold | George Arnold, Gerry Weir | |
Centrefire Pistol | Gold | Dave Ward | |
Centrefire Pistol, Team | Gold | Derek Bernard, Dave Ward | |
Free Pistol, Team | Silver | John Renouf Sr., Dave Ward | |
Police Pistol 1 | Silver | Bob Blake | |
Police Pistol 1 | Bronze | Francis Devonald | |
Police Pistol 1, Team | Gold | Bob Blake, Francis Devonald | |
Police Pistol 2 | Gold | Bob Blake | |
Police Pistol 2, Team | Gold | Bob Blake, Michael Flynn | |
Rapid Fire | Bronze | Dave Ward | |
Rapid Fire, Team | Silver | Derek Bernard, Bob Blake | |
Service Pistol B | Silver | Bob Blake | |
Service Pistol B, Team | Silver | Bob Blake, Francis Devonald | |
Sport Pistol | Bronze | Bob Blake | |
Sport Pistol, Team | Gold | Bob Blake, Dave Ward | |
Standard Pistol | Silver | Dave Ward | |
Standard Pistol, Team | Silver | Bob Blake, Dave Ward | |
1500 PPC | Gold | Bob Blake | |
1500 PPC | Bronze | Francis Devonald | |
1500 PPC, Team | Gold | Bob Blake, Francis Devonald | |
1997 | Air Pistol | Bronze | John Renouf Sr. |
Air Pistol, Team | Silver | Carol Benest, John Renouf Sr. | |
Centrefire Pistol | Silver | Dave Ward | |
Centrefire Pistol, Team | Gold | Derek Bernard, Dave Ward | |
Free Pistol | Gold | Dave Ward | |
Free Pistol | Bronze | John Renouf Sr. | |
Free Pistol, Team | Silver | John Renouf Sr., Dave Ward | |
Percussion Revolver | Gold | Bob Blake | |
Percussion Revolver | Silver | Terry Underwood | |
Percussion Revolver, Team | Silver | Bob Blake, Terry Underwood | |
Police Pistol 1 | Silver | Bob Blake | |
Police Pistol 1, Team | Gold | Bob Blake, Martin Cardy | |
Police Pistol 2 | Gold | Bob Blake | |
Police Pistol 2 | Bronze | Terry Underwood | |
Police Pistol 2, Team | Gold | Bob Blake, Terry Underwood | |
Practical Target | Gold | Shane MacDonald | |
Practical Target | Bronze | Terry Underwood | |
Practical Target, Team | Gold | Shane MacDonald, Terry Underwood | |
Rapid Fire | Bronze | Derek Bernard | |
Rapid Fire, Team | Gold | Derek Bernard, Dave Ward | |
Service Pistol B, Team | Gold | Bob Blake, Martin Cardy | |
Sport Pistol | Bronze | John Renouf Sr. | |
Sport Pistol, Team | Bronze | Carol Benest, John Renouf Sr. | |
Standard Pistol | Bronze | Dave Ward | |
Standard Pistol, Team | Silver | John Renouf Sr., Dave Ward | |
1500 PPC | Gold | Terry Underwood | |
1500 PPC | Bronze | Bob Blake | |
1500 PPC, Team | Gold | Bob Blake, Terry Underwood | |
1995 | No Pistol Events | ||
1993 | Air Pistol, Team | Bronze | Carol Benest, John Renouf Sr. |
Centrefire Pistol | Gold | Dave Ward | |
Centrefire Pistol | Silver | Derek Bernard | |
Centrefire Pistol, Team | Gold | Derek Bernard, Dave Ward | |
Free Pistol | Bronze | John Renouf Sr. | |
Free Pistol, Team | Silver | Richard Pirouet, John Renouf Sr. | |
Police Pistol | Silver | Dave Ward | |
Police Pistol, Team | Bronze | Bob Blake, Dave Ward | |
Standard Pistol | Bronze | Richard Pirouet | |
Standard Pistol, Team | Silver | Carol Benest, Richard Pirouet | |
1991 | Air Pistol | Silver | John Renouf Sr. |
Air Pistol, Team | Silver | John Renouf Sr., Dave Ward | |
Standard Pistol | Gold | Dave Ward | |
Standard Pistol | Bronze | John Renouf Sr. | |
Standard Pistol, Team | Gold | John Renouf Sr., Dave Ward | |
1989 | There was only 1 pistol event included in the 1989 Faroes Island Games – Air Pistol – and no one from Jersey felt able to justify the considerable expense for that one event. | ||
1987 | Centrefire Pistol | Silver | Derek Bernard |
Centrefire Pistol, Team | Gold | Derek Bernard, B. de la Haye | |
Free Pistol .22 | Bronze | Derek Bernard | |
Free Pistol .22, Team | Gold | Derek Bernard, J. Ward | |
Rapid Fire .22, Team | Bronze | G. Baudains, J. Ward | |
1985 | Air Pistol, Team | Silver | Derek Bernard, John Renouf Sr. |
Free Pistol, Team | Gold | Derek Bernard, John Renouf Sr. |