Kenneth Parr Explained

Kenneth Parr
Nickname:Kenny, Ken Jr
Birth Date:3 October 1988
Birth Place:Westminster, England
Height:6feet
Weight:75kg (165lb)
Country:England
Sport:Sport shooter

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

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 Philips, 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

He is the son of the two times Commonwealth Games medallist Ken Parr (sport shooter).[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Championship Medals in Zagreb . . 16 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220311163612/https://www.britishshooting.org.uk/article/392 . 11 March 2022 . en . 19 January 2007 . live.
  2. News: Equal Junior Record for Parr . 16 November 2023 . . 3 September 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220311160102/https://www.britishshooting.org.uk/article/530 . 11 March 2022 . en-gb.
  3. Web site: Glasgow 2014 profile . 7 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140907143154/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/squash/1026601/kenneth_parr.html . 7 September 2014 . dead.
  4. Web site: Glasgow 2014: England's Kenneth Parr wins bronze in 50m rifle final . BBC Sport . 8 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210510151817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/commonwealth-games/28528030 . 10 May 2021 . English . 1 January 2015.
  5. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Shooting - Men's 50m Rifle Prone results . BBC Sport . 8 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220517023923/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43707834 . 17 May 2022 . English . live.
  6. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. News: Gold Silver & Bronze For Home Nations! . 16 November 2023 . . 9 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308190954/https://www.britishshooting.org.uk/article/1465 . 8 March 2022 . en.
  8. Web site: GB win double bronze at shooting European Championships . BBC Sport . 8 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190927103259/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/shooting/49735766 . 27 September 2019 . English . 17 September 2019 . live.
  9. Web site: 2018 profile. Commonwealth Games Federation.

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