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 Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Granada50m Rifle Prone Junior Team
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

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]

References

  1. ↑ "World Championship Medals in Zagreb". British Shooting. 19 January 2007. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Equal Junior Record for Parr". British Shooting. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Shooting - Men's 50m Rifle Prone results". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ↑ "Gold Silver & Bronze For Home Nations!". British Shooting. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "2018 profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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