Peter Jory

Peter Jory
Personal information
Nationality  Great Britain
Born (1974-02-04) February 4, 1974
Guernsey
Residence Guernsey
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country  Guernsey
Sport Sport shooter
Event(s) Fullbore Rifle
Achievements and titles
National finals 4th (2001 Imperial meeting)

Peter Michael Jory (born 4 February 1974) is a British sport shooter[1] who works as an engineer. He has competed for Guernsey at the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games in the Fullbore rifle events, namely the Queen's prize pairs and the Queen's prize individual competitions. His best results at the games are a 4th place finish in the Queen's individual competition at Manchester 2002, and a 4th place finish in the Queen's pairs with his brother, Adam Jory, at Delhi 2010.[2]

Born and raised in Guernsey, Jory was educated at Elizabeth College and began shooting through the school's Combined Cadet Force.[3] He represented the College at the schools' championships at Bisley and was a member of the 1989 Elizabeth College team that won the Ashburton Shield, the only time in the school's history. Jory was a member of the British Cadet Rifle Team, more commonly known as the Athelings, for their tour to Canada in 1992. He holds a degree in Engineering from the University of Southampton.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Profile: Peter Jory". Glasgow 2014 profile. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Athlete Profile: Peter Jory". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "1992 Shooting Report".


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