John Stafford is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 sport shooter from Preston, Lancashire. He is known for his achievements in shooting competition

Competition

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s in the North West England

North West England

North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...

 and also for his shooting likeness to John Bellamy

John Bellamy (sport shooter)

John Bellamy is a British sport shooter residing near Preston, Lancashire, noted for his consistent achievements in shooting competitions and for his similar shooting style to that of John Stafford.-Target Shooting:...

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Target Shooting

John has been competing in various Down-The-Line

Down-The-Line

Down-the-line clay pigeon shooting is a variation of trap shooting which is very popular in Australia, New Zealand , South Africa, Zimbabwe, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland....

 shooting competitions worldwide

International

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 since the late 80s. In 2001 he came 3rd at the Kreighoff Classic shoot in North Wales

North Wales

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, making it into the hall of fame

Hall of Fame

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 for top 10 competitors of Great Britain

Great Britain

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, for that year.

John's main shooting ground is at the A6

A6

-Biology:* British NVC community A6 , a British Isles plants community* Xenopus A6 kidney epithelial cells in cell culture* Subfamily A6, a Rhodopsin-like receptors subfamily- Transportation :*A6 road, in several countries...

 Target Club just outside Bolton

Bolton

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, he has had a consistent score from 2005–2009, he has never dropped more than 4 targets for each shoot, and he has been shooting at AA for 2 years then moved up to AAA in 2008.