 Kenneth Parr (right) wins Bronze at 2014 British Air Gun Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Kenny, Ken Jr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 October 1988 Westminster, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport shooter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Sport shooting career
[edit]In 2006, Parr was selected to represent Great Britain at the World Championships in Zagreb. Teammate Matthew Thomson became junior world champion in the 50m prone rifle event, and together with Richard Phillips, the three won the junior men's team event.[1]
In April 2007, Parr set a new British junior record in the 50 meter rifle three positions event at the ISCH Meeting in Hannover.[2]
Parr has competed for England in three consecutive Commonwealth Games.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5][6][7]
In 2019, with teammate Seonaid McIntosh, Kenneth won Bronze in the 50m rifle mixed team event at the European Championships in Bologna.[8]
Personal life
[edit]He is the son of the two times Commonwealth Games medallist Ken Parr (sport shooter).[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "World Championship Medals in Zagreb". British Shooting. 19 January 2007. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Equal Junior Record for Parr". British Shooting. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Shooting - Men's 50m Rifle Prone results". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Gold Silver & Bronze For Home Nations!". British Shooting. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2018 profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links
[edit]- Kenneth Parr at ISSF
- Kenneth Parr at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Kenneth Parr at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
