Jennifer McIntosh (born 17 June 1991) is a Scottish Olympic
sports shooter
Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as ...
and fantasy author.
McIntosh is the daughter of four-times Commonwealth Games medalist
Shirley McIntosh and
Donald McIntosh, and the elder sister of British Olympic shooter
Seonaid McIntosh.
Shooting career
McIntosh won two golds and a bronze in the
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, ...
, making her the most successful female athlete with Team Scotland. At the
2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow she won Silver in the Women's 50 metre rifle three position and Bronze in the 50m rifle prone, making her the most decorated female medal winner in Scottish Commonwealth Games history – a record previously held by her mother and
Elenor Gordon
Helen Orr "Elenor" Gordon (later McKay; 10 May 1933 – 5 July 2014) was a Scottish breaststroke swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics, and Scotland at the 1950 and 1954 British Empire Games. She won an Olympi ...
.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the
10 metre air rifle
10 metre air rifle (N.B. For "Meter" in this article – read "Metre") is an International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) shooting event, shot at a bullseye target over a distance of using a calibre air rifle with a maximum weight of . It ...
and
50 metre three positions events using a Host Nation Quota place.
At the 2015 European Championships in Maribor, she placed fourth in the 50 metre rifle three positions, earning Great Britain a women's rifle quota place to the
2016 Summer Olympics.
McIntosh was awarded the quota place and competed in the
10 metre air rifle
10 metre air rifle (N.B. For "Meter" in this article – read "Metre") is an International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) shooting event, shot at a bullseye target over a distance of using a calibre air rifle with a maximum weight of . It ...
and
50 metre three positions events.
In 2017 at the 48th Grand Prix of Liberation in
Plzeň, McIntosh took Individual Bronze in the Women's 3x20 rifle with a qualification score of 589, one point off her PB and the British Record. Together with sister
Seonaid McIntosh and
Katie Gleeson the team won Silver as well as setting a new British Team Record of 1759ex1800. In the Prone 50m Rifle she won another Team Silver whilst setting another British Team Record of 1866.7 with
Katie Gleeson and
Lina Jones.
Plzeň marked the start of a winning streak for McIntosh and the GB Women's Rifle Team. At the International Shooting Competition of Hannover in May, McIntosh won individual Gold in the 10M Air Rifle, as well winning Team Golds in all three Women's Rifle Events with Seonaid McIntosh (who won her first Senior Gold medal in the Women's 3x20 50m Rifle) and Katie Gleeson (who took Bronze in the Prone 50m Rifle).
At the
2017 European Shooting Championships, Jennifer went on to take the gold medal in the Women's
50M Prone Rifle becoming European Champion. In the
3x20 she qualified in fourth and placed fifth in the final, whilst younger sister Seonaid won the final, becoming European Champion in that event. Along with
Katie Gleeson, the McIntosh sisters won the Three Position Team event.
In November 2017, McIntosh was selected for
Scotland's team for the
2018 Commonwealth Games. At the Games she narrowly missed a spot in the 10m Air Rifle Final, qualifying in 9th place.
In July 2018 McIntosh was selected as a member of the GB Team to the
2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships
The 52nd ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Changwon, South Korea from 2 to 14 September 2018.
This also served as first qualification for 2020 Summer Olympics.
Medal summary Senior Medal table
Men
Women
Mixed
Junior
Due to ...
, where she won a bronze medal in the Women's
50m Prone Rifle Team event with teammates
Zoe Bruce and
Seonaid McIntosh. In the Individual Women's Prone Rifle event, Jen placed 26th. Her sister Seonaid won the event, becoming World Champion.
On 17 September 2018 after returning from the World Championships, Jen announced her retirement from competitive shooting.
Writing
In 2021, McIntosh announced her debut novel, ''Blood of Ravens'', publishing as Jen McIntosh.
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1991 births
Living people
British female sport shooters
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
ISSF rifle shooters
Olympic shooters for Great Britain
People educated at Dollar Academy
Scottish female sport shooters
Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Edinburgh
Shooters at the 2015 European Games
European Games competitors for Great Britain
Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games