Donald McIntosh

Donald McIntosh is a true great in the world of shooting, with medal success as an international competitor for Scotland and now a renowned coach of athletes involved at Commonwealth, World and Olympic level.

Donald took up shooting in 1978 and was a prominent member of EU Rifle Club while at University, gaining a Half-Blue in 1986/87 and a full Blue in 1987/88. In 1988 he won the British Universities’ three positions individual championship. He later helped to form the EU Alumni Rifle Club.

He won his first international cap in 1989 and went on to be capped 59 times in his competitive career.

At the Commonwealth Championships in 1999 and again in 2001, he was a gold medallist in the 50m rifle three-position pairs event, and he competed at the Commonwealth Championships in 1997, 1999 and 2001 as well as the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002. He was also the Scottish champion in 10m air rifle, 50m three positions, and 50m prone events.

Following his competitive career, he began coaching in 2003 and is now a pre-eminent force in the success of Scottish and British shooting. Athletes with whom he has worked have won medals at the European Championship, the U21 World Championship, the World Cup, the Commonwealth Championship and the Commonwealth Games. He was team manager at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and is a coach for the 2016 Olympic Games after serving as head rife coach at the London 2012 Games.

Inducted into the Scottish Smallbore Rifle Hall of Fame in 2007, Donald is currently head rifle coach with GB Shooting and performance director for Scotland.