Kenneth Parr

Kenneth Parr (born 3 October 1988) is a male British sport shooter who has medalled at three Commonwealth Games. In 2016 he won a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup in Baku.

For sport shooter born 1962, see Ken Parr (sport shooter).

Kenneth Parr
Kenneth Parr (right) wins Bronze at 2014 British Air Gun Championship
Personal information
Nickname(s)Kenny, Ken Jr
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1988-10-03) 3 October 1988
Westminster, England
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryEngland
SportSport shooter
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Great Britain
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2016 Baku50m Rifle Prone
European Shooting Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Bologna50m Rifle Prone Mixed Team
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2010 New DelhiMen's 50 metre rifle three positions pairs
Silver medal – second place2010 New DelhiMen's 10 metre air rifle pairs
Bronze medal – third place2014 Glasgow50 metre rifle prone
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold Coast50 metre rifle prone

Sport shooting career

Parr has competed for England in three consecutive Commonwealth Games.[1] He won two silver medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, in the 50 metre rifle three positions pairs and Men's 10 metre air rifle pairs with James Huckle. Four years later he won a bronze medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[2]

In 2016 he won a silver medal in the Men's 50m Prone Rifle event at the Baku World Cup. This qualified him for the World Cup Final in Bologna where he finished seventh.

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games he won a second bronze medal in Men's 50m Prone Rifle.[3][4]

In 2019 with teammate Seonaid McIntosh, Kenneth won Bronze in the 50m rifle mixed team event at the European Championships in Bologna.[5]

Personal life

He is the son of the two times Commonwealth Games medallist Ken Parr (sport shooter).[6]

References
  1. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. "Glasgow 2014: England's Kenneth Parr wins bronze in 50m rifle final". BBC Sport. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. "Commonwealth Games: Shooting - Men's 50m Rifle Prone results". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "GB win double bronze at shooting European Championships". BBC Sport. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  6. "2018 profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.