Kenny Allen (archer)

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Kenny Allen
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Allen
NationalityBritish
Born (1969-10-08) 8 October 1969 (age 54)[1]
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Sport
SportArchery
EventRecurve
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
World Para Archery Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Bangkok Men's recurve open (team)

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]

  1. ^ a b "Banned para-archer Kenny Allen eyes able-bodied events". BBC News. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. ^ 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.