Kenneth Parr (born 3 October 1988) is a male British

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who has medalled at three Commonwealth Games. In 2016 he won a silver medal at the

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in Baku.

Sport shooting career

In 2006 Parr was selected to represent Great Britain at the

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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. In April 2007, Parr set a new British junior record in the

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event at the ISCH Meeting in Hannover. Parr has competed for England in three consecutive

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. He won two

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at the

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in Delhi, in the 50 metre rifle three positions pairs and Men's 10 metre air rifle pairs with

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. Four years later he won a bronze medal in the

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event at the

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. 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 The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

he won a second bronze medal in Men's 50m Prone Rifle. In 2019 with teammate

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, Kenneth won Bronze in the 50m rifle mixed team event at the European Championships in Bologna.

Personal life

He is the son of the two times Commonwealth Games medallist

Ken Parr (sport shooter) Kenneth AJ Parr Sr. (born 1962) is a male retired British sport shooter. Sport shooting career He represented England and won two bronze medals in the 50 metres rifle 3 position and pair, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysi ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parr, Kenneth 1988 births Living people English male sport shooters Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games