Aaron Heading (born 21 May 1987) is a clay-pigeon shooter, specialising in the Trap discipline. He represents England and Great Britain. In 2010 Heading earned selection for the England shooting team for the

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from 3–14 October 2010. He won Bronze when competing in the men's trap pairs, with partner David Kirk, and Gold in the singles event. In 2014 he was selected for the

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in Glasgow, where he won the Silver meal in Men's Trap. He qualified to represent Great Britain at the

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. He finished 23rd. At the 2022 World Championships he won in the Trap Team event with Matthew Coward-Holley and Nathan Hales.

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* * * 1987 births Living people English male sport shooters Sportspeople from King's Lynn People from Spalding, Lincolnshire Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in shooting Trap and double trap shooters Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in shooting European Games bronze medalists for Great Britain Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2023 European Games 21st-century English sportsmen {{UK-sportshooting-bio-stub