Kenny Allen (archer)
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Allen | |||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1969[1] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | |||||||||||
| Event | Recurve | |||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||
Kenneth "Kenny" Allen (born 8 October 1969) is a British Paralympic archer.
He competed in individual and team recurve in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and won his first World Championship medal in Bangkok in 2013.
Biography
[edit]Allen was born with spina bifida and lives in Wymondham, Norfolk. During the 2012 Summer Paralympics he set a new Paralympic record with 651 points.[2]
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.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Allen is married and has two children.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Banned para-archer Kenny Allen eyes able-bodied events". BBC News. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b McMahon, Rosa (30 August 2012). "Wymondham man breaks Paralympic archery record and sets his sights on gold". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  | This biographical article relating to a British archery figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |