Andrew Tucker

Andrew St George Tucker (1937–2003) was a Scottish-born sports shooter who represented England and Great Britain shooting smallbore and fullbore target rifle. He won the Queen's Prize at Bisley twice, medalled at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland as well as winning the NSRA Lord Roberts Trophy for smallbore, He also won the Grand Aggregates at both the NRA Imperial Meeting and NSRA National Smallbore Meeting. He is the first and (as of 2023) only person to win the "big four" of both British titles and both Grand Aggregates. He ran Andrew Tucker Gunsmiths, manufacturing firearms and target shooting equipment including jackets, rifle slings and gloves.

Sports shooting career Tucker began his shooting career in the cadet force shooting team at Felsted School, winning the Iveagh match at Bisley in 1954.

He travelled extensively to matches both with the GB Fullbore Rifle Team and independently. In 1976 he won the silver medal in the Grand Aggregate of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association's meeting on the Connaught Ranges in Ottawa.

In 1979 Tucker won the Queen's Prize for the first time. He won the Grand Aggregate at the 1986 Imperial Meeting, and the Queen's Prize again in 1987.

Tucker represented England and won a gold medal in the fullbore rifle pairs with Simon Belither and a silver medal in the individual fullbore rifle, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.

In 1995, he captained the England touring team to Canada, where they beat the Canadians on their home range.

Tucker died aged 65 on 9 July 2003 following a five year battle with cancer.