
University of Strathclyde alumna Seonaid McIntosh is heading for Paris in search of Olympic glory with Team GB.
Seonaid, who studied Biomedical Engineering at Strathclyde, has been selected for the shooting squad and will be competing in the 10m air rifle and 50m rifle categories. It will be her second Olympic outing, after she competed at the last Games in Tokyo, and she ranks as Britain’s most successful rifle shooter.
She will be aiming to add to a large collection of medals, which includes several from the World Cup and World Championship. At the 2019 World Cup alone, she won three medals and subsequently became the first British woman to be ranked first in the world in the 50m rifle (3 positions) category.
Seonaid is continuing a family tradition of competitive shooting, following her sister, Jen, who competed at two Olympics and won five Commonwealth Games medals, and their parents, Donald and Shirley, both of whom had successful shooting careers.
Seonaid has also overcome personal adversity in her career. She has been affected by rheumatoid arthritis from a young age and gives talks to youth groups about her experiences.
Student Mark Stewart has also been named as a reserve for Team GB’s Cycling track endurance team. Currently on voluntary suspension from his Sport and Physical Activity course, Mark won a Madison silver medal at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow. He has competed at three Commonwealth Games and holds four medals from the European U23 Track Championships and five from the UCI World Cup.
Neil Brown, Director of Sport and Active Health at Strathclyde, said:
We are extremely proud that both Seonaid and Mark have been selected for Team GB and their efforts are truly remarkable but well deserved for all the commitment and effort put in to being selected.
"Our Sport Scholar programme, with assistance from all the faculties, provides flexible support to ensure athletes can realise their dreams academically and in sport. Seonaid and Mark reaching the Olympics shows the programme is supporting some of the worlds best athletes’ who choose Strathclyde to support them in their dual career aspirations.
"We wish them well and will be watching them fly the flag for Strathclyde and Team GB."