Welsh shooting legend David Phelps was honoured last night at the Team Wales Road to Glasgow event when he became only the second shooter to be inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame, number 214.
On the Roll of Honour, Dave joins sporting greats such as Sir Gareth Edwards, Colin Jackson, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson and Barry John as well as John Vivian, The Lord Swansea – the only other shooter on the Roll.
Spanning decades, Dave’s shooting career includes back-to-back wins of “the Roberts” (the British Prone Rifle Championship contested annually at Bisley) in 2000 and 2001. He went on to win Commonwealth Games Gold in the Men’s Prone at the 2006 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and has represented Great Britain at home and abroad, representing the GB Dewar Team seven times and competing for GB at four European Championships and seven World Cups.
Since retiring from international competition, Dave has started his own coaching consultancy and has been involved in governance at the levels of both Shooting and Sport Wales. Dave accompanied Team Wales to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as a member of the Chef de Mission’s team.
Most recently, Dave coached the GB Roberts Team to an overdue victory against the United States.
