Mike Collings

This article is about the New Zealand sport shooter. For other uses, see Michael Collings.

Mike Collings
Personal information
Birth nameMichael John Collings
Born (1954-09-29) 29 September 1954 (age 70)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
SpouseDiane Collings
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportShooting
ClubTe Puke Rifle Club
Achievements and titles
National finalsBallinger Belt winner (1998, 2021, 2022, 2024)
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Full bore rifle pairs

Michael John Collings (born 29 September 1954)[1] is a sport shooter from New Zealand.

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he was 21st in the full bore rifle open singles and seventh in the full bore rifle open pairs.[2]

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi he won a gold medal in the full bore rifle open pairs with John Snowden.[3] He also competed in the full bore rifle open singles, finishing fourth.[2]

Collings won the Ballinger Belt at the 1998 New Zealand rifle shooting championships. In 2009 he finished second and was top New Zealander.[4] He won back-to-back Ballinger Belts in 2021 and 2022, becoming the first person in the history of the event, dating back to 1873, to successfully defend the trophy.[5] He won the Ballinger Belt again in 2024.[6]

Collings is married to fellow sport shooter Diane Collings.[7] His father, Dennis Collings, won the Ballinger Belt in 1977, and his brother, Ross Collings, did the same in 1993.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Mike Collings profile". Glasgow 2014. 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Mike Collings". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games: shooter offers thanks to brother after gold medal". Otago Daily Times. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  4. ^ "New Zealand champion shot / Ballinger Belt winners". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Mike Collings makes history with back-to-back Ballinger Belt wins". Stuff. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Awards for 2024 Kings Matches" (PDF). National Rifle Association of New Zealand. 13 January 2024. p. 35. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Collings destined to be on target". Dominion Post. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2014.


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