The Junior Championship was attended by 11 International teams - USA, RSA, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and Great Britain. A total of 16 teams from these mentioned countries took part in the competitions.
Juandré, a pupil of Curro Private School, represented South Africa in both the 3-Position Junior Men’s Team, as well as the Prone Junior
Men’s Team. His results are:
- British Junior International Championship (5 – 8 August)
- 50 metre Rifle Men Grand prix : fifth place
- 50m Rifle 3 position Men : 11th place
- 50m Rifle Prone Men : 10th place
- 50m Rifle Prone Team : Silver medal
- Great Britian Smallbore National Championship - Individual (10 – 17 August)
- 50 and 100 metre Rifle Prone Junior : Bronze medal
- 50m Rifle 3 Position : Gold medal
- 50m Rifle Sweepstake Challenge : Gold medal
- 50m Rifle Prone Men : Bronze medal
Family
During their visit to England, Emslie and Juandré stumbled across very important information. The Wilmot family dates back to 1379 in England and most of the men in the family were high ranking officers in the British Army and successful shooters at Bisley. The most famous was Sir Henry Wilmot, a Brigadier-General, who was also a shooter at Bisley and the Chairman of the National Rifle Association 1884 – 1886.
He was also awarded the Victoria Cross, which is the highest recognition for bravery in the United Kingdom. Juandré’s dream is to continue with the family tradition and would one day like to join the British Army.
Juandré is now working hard to qualify for the Commonwealth Games, taking place in Scotland in 2014.
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