Tom Drysdale

Tom Drysdale

Tom started shooting at the tender age of 13 with the Air Training Corps, initially very unsuccessfully, but with persistence and training he improved enough to gain a place on the 2006 Athelings team for his first trip to Canada. He has been biding his time for the perfect opportunity to return ever since, and two countries in one tour is something not to be missed!

Since 2006, Tom has toured a further five times, to Australia, South Africa (twice) and the Channel Islands (twice) where he has represented GB Under 19, GB Under 25 and England. Tom’s notable successes to date include finishing in the Top 50 of the Grand Aggregate at Bisley and South Africa, winning an individual bronze medal in the World Long Range Championships in 2011 and finishing second top scorer in his first major international team match in South Africa – on a team containing legends such as Patel, Barnett and Underwood. This will be Tom’s first full GB cap and he is very much looking forward to the challenges, experience and new friends it will bring.

Tom currently works as a Financial Analyst in London where he is studying towards his CIMA qualification. In his spare time he enjoys watching and playing football (not the one with an egg shaped ball), running, activities with the Air Training Corps and most of all….sleeping.