Commonwealth Games boxer Stephen Glover swapped the gloves for a gun at the shooting – clay target competition. Photo: Michie Leppard
Friday 11 November 2016
By Michie Leppard
Vietnam veteran and Commonwealth Games boxer, Stephen Glover has had an interesting life.
Today he is on the Gold Coast competing in the clay target shooting at the Jupiters Pan Pacific Masters Games (JPPMG) in the 65-69 yearss men’s skeet competition.
Hobart-based Stephen, 67, competed for Australia as a middleweight boxer at the 1974 Commonwealth Games as a 25-year-old after winning the 1973 Australian title.
He served in Vietnam in 1970 as a gunner.
He began boxing in 1966, but was then called up to serve in the Vietnam War and continued to box shortly after.
Stephen said boxing helped him to rebuild his mind and body after his war service.
“I’ve had a pretty busy life,” he said.
“You can’t buy that sort of experience.”
He began clay target shooting in 1992 and went on to compete at the Australian nationals.
After working as a fisherman for 37 years, Stephen has since retired, and has now come for his second masters games on the Gold Coast.
He said he likes the Gold Coast and certainly enjoys coming back to compete at the masters games with his own age group.
“I find the games very relaxing,” he said.
“I like the comradeship involved, the people you meet and of course the competition.
The 10th biennial Jupiters Pan Pacific Masters Games is being held 5 – 13 November 2016 on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
The event showcases competition in 43 sports and is hosting 13,000 participants from Queensland, interstate and overseas.
