Wallace John Sykes (25 October 1942 – 5 August 2026) was a British sports shooter.
He was born on the family farm in Wyverstone, Suffolk.
Sykes competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
He represented England and won a silver medal in the skeet pair with Jim Sheffield and a bronze medal in the skeet, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
He retired from competitive shooting, after the 1984 Olympics; he was a farmer and agricultural engineer.
Sykes died on 5 August 2026. He was 83.Death of British clay pigeon shooting legend Wally Sykes Bury St Edmunds MercuryWallace "Wally" John Sykes
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