Ransford Goodluck

Ransford Roxroy Goodluck (24 January 1953 – 1 August 2024) was a Guyanese sport shooter who represented Guyana at six Commonwealth Games and was West Indies champion ten times. When the Great Britain Shooting Team visited Guyana on the first leg of their 1996 Caribbean Tour, Ransford captained the Guyanan team to a noted victory becoming the first Caribbean team to ever beat Great Britain. He has been credited with transforming Guyanan target sports since the 1980s and driving up standards of competition. He was named Guyana National Sportsman of the Year 2005.

Personal life Goodluck was born on 24 January 1953 in Queenstown, Georgetown, Guyana, as one of eight children to parents Isaac and Elaine Goodluck. His father was an armourer of the British Guiana Police Force. He joined the Guyana Police Force in 1973, eventually becoming the force armourer. He retired with the rank of Chief Inspector. At his death on 1 August 2024, he was survived by his wife Omida, and ten children. He was selected to the Guyana team for the 1979 Caribbean Championships which Guyana were hosting.

In 1985 he was selected to the first West Indies team to travel to the Imperial Meeting at Bisley Camp in Great Britain, where he competed in the Kolapore Team Match.

At the 2010 Imperial Meeting in Britain he was a member of the West Indies team who won the Junior Overseas Cup and Junior Kolapore. He was the Caribbean overall Fullbore Champion on multiple occasions (1995, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2018)