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Karen Butler

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Great Britain
Shooting

Biography

Further personal information

Residence
Bristol, ENG
Occupation
Administrator
Languages
English

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She was introduced to the sport in 1984 while working toward her gold Duke of Edinburgh award.
Why this sport?
The coach at the Girl Guides camp where she first tried shooting said there were no opportunities for her to go to the next level. Once she discovered she had spina bifida, she was targeted for Paralympic selection.

International debut

Year
1991
Competing for
Great Britain
Tournament
European Championships
Location
Bruges, BEL

General interest

Hobbies
Sailing. (rio.paralympics.org.uk, 2016)
Awards and honours
Carpal tunnel syndrome [pressure on a nerve in the wrist] ruled her out of selection for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (sportsister.com, 06 Sep 2012)
Impairment
She has spina bifida. (southglos.gov.uk, 23 Apr 2007)
Other information
OCCUPATION
She is a county administrator, assistant guide leader and prospective trainer for the non-profit organisation Girlguiding in the United Kingdom. (Facebook profile, 07 Jun 2020)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games (Barcelona, Spain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH1>3 Preliminary 7
Mixed Air Rifle 3x40 SH2 Preliminary 19
Mixed English Match SH1>3 Final Round 5
Mixed English Match SH1>3 Preliminary 5
Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH1>3 Final Round 6
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1 Preliminary 10
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Preliminary 23
Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games (Atlanta, United States of America)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Standard Rifle 3x20 SH1 Final Round 5
Women's Standard Rifle 3x20 SH1 Preliminary 5
Mixed English Match SH1 Preliminary 26
Women's Air Rifle Standing SH1 Preliminary 13
2010 IPC Shooting World Championships (Zagreb, Croatia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Team R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Final 2010-07-17 2
Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2010-07-17 17
Women's 50m Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1 Qualification 2010-07-20 10
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2010-07-23 22
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2010-07-23 11
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R2 - Women's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 2012-08-30 12
R6 - Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2012-09-04 23
R8 - Women's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final Round 2012-09-06 6
R8 - Women's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2012-09-06 7
2014 IPC Shooting World Championships (Suhl, Germany)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Team R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2014-07-19 1
Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2014-07-19 11
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2014-07-22 11
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2014-07-22 19
Women's 50m Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1 Qualification 2014-07-24 13
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R2 - Women's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 2016-09-08 14
R8 - Women's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2016-09-13 15
R6 - Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2016-09-14 33