About Tom Sutherland
Tom Sutherland was a New Zealand sport shooter.
Thomas Norman "Buster" Sutherland (30 December 1932 – 20 November 2008) was a New Zealand competitive rifle shooter. At the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the bronze medal in the men's fullbore rifle event. He was the first New Zealander to win a Commonwealth Games medal in shooting.
Born in Masterton on 30 December 1932, Sutherland was one of 16 children. The Palmer Match was a long-running teams shooting competition held every four years between teams from Australia, the United Kingdom, The United States, Canada and New Zealand.
Sutherland died in Havelock North on 20 November 2008, at the age of 75.
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Who was Tom Sutherland?
New Zealand sport shooter
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Tom Sutherland died on 20 November 2008.
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Tom Sutherland was a sport shooter.
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Tom Sutherland was New Zealand.
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