Charles Trotter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles Trotter

British sports shooter

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1923

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: athlete

Nationality: Kenya

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Charles Trotter

  • Charles Maitland Yorke Trotter (8 February 1923 – 8 September 2003) was a British sports shooter who represented Guernsey and Kenya in both fullbore and smallbore disciplines, and also sustained a successful career as a commercial photographer.
  • Trotter's achievements in target rifle shooting make him one Guernsey's most decorated sportsmen.
  • Best remembered for his prowess in fullbore rifle shooting, Trotter won H.M.
  • The Queen's Prize in 1975, and is a Commonwealth Games medallist, winning a bronze medal in 1982 while representing Guernsey.
  • Also a champion smallbore shooter, Trotter represented Kenya in two Olympic Games. Born in Edinburgh, Trotter was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, where he captained the school shooting team.
  • He later served during World War II with the Royal Engineers before commanding a group of German Prisoners of War in Egypt after the war.
  • After studying photography, Trotter established a photographic business in Nairobi from 1951 to 1962.
  • He achieved considerable success as a commercial photographer, and his work is now regarded as a rich resource for the study of Kenya immediately prior to its independence in 1962.
  • During this time, Trotter represented Kenya at Melbourne 1956 and Rome 1960. Trotter returned to Britain in the early 1960s.
  • In 1965, a head-on car collision caused injuries which impaired his mobility.
  • Trotter returned to Guernsey in 1966, taking ownership of a local gun shop.
  • He won H.M.
  • The Queen's Prize in 1975, becoming only the second winner of the event from the island, and represented Guernsey in three consecutive Commonwealth Games from 1974, winning a bronze medal in the Fullbore Rifle individual event at Brisbane 1982.
  • Trotter also represented Great Britain and Scotland, before retiring from active shooting in 2001.
  • He retained the presidency of the Old Elizabethan Rifle Club until his death in 2003

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