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Owen Burke

Shooting

Biography

Further personal information

Languages
English

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He was introduced to the sport at a ParalympicsGB Sports Fest event in Guildford, England, in December 2012. He took up the sport at a club in Porthmadog, Wales, shortly afterwards.
Handedness
Left

International debut

Year
2013
Competing for
Great Britain
Tournament
World Cup
Location
Antalya, TUR

General interest

Hobbies
Photography, wood carving, quad biking, badminton, basketball, archery. (owenbfoto.com, 01 Jan 2019; rio.paralympics.org.uk, 2016)

Results

Unit Date Rank
2014 IPC Shooting World Championships (Suhl, Germany)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2014-07-19 18
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2014-07-21 54
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R1 - Men's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 2016-09-08 22
R3 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2016-09-10 45