Kenneth "Kenny" Allen (born 8 October 1969) is a British Paralympic archer. He competed in individual and team recurve in the

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in London and won his first World Championship medal in

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in 2013.

Biography

Allen was born with spina bifida and lives in Wymondham,

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. During the

he set a new Paralympic record with 651 points. When reclassification took effect in April 2014, Allen was no longer eligible to compete in para-archery under the new rules and decided to focus on able-bodied events instead.

Personal life

Allen is married and has two children.

References

Paralympic archers for Great Britain Archers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Living people English male archers 1969 births People with spina bifida {{UK-archery-bio-stub