COLLINGS Mike < Back  
Sport Shooting
CGA New Zealand   
Gender Men
Born 29 Sep 1954
Height1.76 m
Weight 74 kg
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Languages English
Residence Whakatane, NZL
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began shooting at the age of ten.
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Occupation Tradesperson
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Famous relatives His father was a shooter who won the Ballinger Belt [New Zealand's oldest sporting trophy] in 1977. (Dominion Post, 16 Jan 2009)
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Why this sport? His father was a gunsmith and his entire family were all keen shooters.
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Other information HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM
He met his wife Dianne Blaymires at the Ballinger Belt in 1985 and married later that year after only just returning to the sport. She has been the only woman to win the Ballinger Belt since it's inception and also won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2002 when they both competed for New Zealand. (Dominion Post, 16 Jan 2009)
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Family Wife Dianne
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Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold in the Commonwealth Federation Championships in Delhi in 2010. (New Zealand Commonwealth Games Guide, 2010)