Geoffrey Ayling

{{short description|Australian sport shooter}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Geoffrey Ayling

| birth_name = Geoffrey Mervyn Ayling

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|11|9|df=yes}}

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| country = {{flag|Australia}}

| sport = Sport shooting

| event = Rifle

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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalSport | Shooting}}

{{MedalGold| 1982 Brisbane | Fullbore Rifle Queens Prize (Pair) - Open}}

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Geoffrey Mervyn Ayling AM (born 9 November 1939){{cite web |title=Department of Premier and Cabinet |url=http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/csr/sportrec/hall_of_fame/recipients/geoffrey_mervyn_ayling |website=www.dpac.tas.gov.au |accessdate=6 March 2020}} is an Australian sport shooter, specialising in the rifle.

He has competed in the Commonwealth Games, representing Australia at Edmonton 1978 and Brisbane 1982, and winning a gold medal.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/shooting.htm|publisher=gbrathletics.com|title=Commonwealth Games Medallists - Shooting|accessdate=2017-06-30}}