Glyn Barnett

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Glyn Cawley Daer Barnett (born 1 December 1961)[1], is a British international rifleman who won a shooting Gold Medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne[2][3].

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[edit] Early life

From 1981 to 1989, Barnett attended Gresham's School, Holt[1][4], where he first took up full-bore rifle shooting as a serious sport.

[edit] Shooting career

While at school, he represented Gresham's in the English schools shooting championships at Bisley, and he then shot for the Great Britain under-19 team in Canada, coming second in the Canadian Championships[5]. The next year he joined the international circuit as a member of the Great Britain senior team[5].

During his student years he shot for the University of London, Norfolk, England, and Great Britain[5]. He took part in his first World Championships representing Great Britain in 1992[5].

His first Commonwealth Games came in 1994, in Victoria, British Columbia. He won a bronze medal in the singles and a silver medal in the pairs[5]. At the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002, he won a bronze medal in the pairs, shooting with Jane Messer[5][2][6]. He won HM the Queen’s Prize in 2002 and again in 2003[2], becoming the only person to win the prize in consecutive years[4].

Selected again for the Commonwealth Games at Melbourne in 2006, he shot in the full-bore rifle pairs competition in partnership with Dr Parag Patel (the youngest man ever to win the Canadian Open Championships). Together they took the Gold Medal[2][3]. Barnett commented "None of this would be possible without the support of family, friends, psychologists, coaches, and work colleagues."[5]

[edit] Medical career

From 1990 to 1996, Barnett trained as a doctor at London's Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School[2][5], now the Imperial College School of Medicine. He is now an Emergency Medicine Consultant in London[5].

[edit] Family

Barnett and his wife have two daughters and live in London[5].

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Old Greshamian Club Address Book (Cheverton & Son Ltd., Cromer, 1999)
  2. ^ a b c d e A Recent History of The University of London Rifle Club (accessed 22 September 2007)
  3. ^ a b Commonwealth Games results at bbc.co.uk (accessed 22 September 2007)
  4. ^ a b Some Recent Sporting Highlights: Shooting at greshams.com (accessed 22 September 2007)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Shooting for gold at bmj.com (accessed 22 September 2007)
  6. ^ Home Nations Medallists at Commonwealth Games 2002 at sportinglife.com (accessed 22 September 2007)