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Dean Brus1966 -
Dean Brus was born in Grenfell 14th January 1966 and grew up on the family farm between Grenfell and Forbes. On the land he became familiar with long- arms shooting but on moving to Orange in 1990, took an interest in Pistol Shooting and joined the Orange Pistol Club in 1992. Joining the Committee in 1993, Dean has had a great involvement in Pistol Shooting and has contributed much towards the growth of the sport in Orange as an Administrator and active participant. Dean has been the President of the Orange Club for seven years from 2001. Dean started with Service Pistol in 1994 and represented NSW at the National Championships in 1997 where he won his first Australian Title. Between 1994 and the present time in 2008, Dean has represented NSW and been the National Champion 14 times over the twelve years. He has also been National Champion in 18 Teams events and at the present time holds four National Records and six State records. In 2007 he was ranked number 1 in the world. Dean represented Australia in the World Championships held in Germany in 2007, returning with a Silver medal in the International Two Man Team Event and a Bronze medal in the All Nations World team Event. In 2008, Dean was selected to represent Australia in the Tyrol International Shooting Championships held in Austria. His impressive record shows him as Ranked Number 1 in Australia for the past 10 years in a variety of events. In 2008, Dean was again selected to represent Australia in the World Championships in Austria. Dean has been very fortunate to have as his coach, Philip Adams from Forbes, a Champion Pistol Shooter in Olympics and Commonwealth Games. Dean has also contributed not only to Orange Pistol Club as an Administrator but to gaining accreditation as a Level 1 Coach and serving for some time on the NSW Amateur Pistol Association Committee. He is a qualified carpenter by trade but in 2008 he is currently employed as a full time Fire-fighter with the NSW Fire Brigade.
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