Glyn Barnett
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Glyn Cawley Daer Barnett (born 1 December 1971), is a British international rifleman who won a shooting Gold Medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne
.
, Holt, Norfolk, where he first took up full-bore rifle shooting as a serious sport.
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. The next year he joined the international circuit as a member of the Great Britain senior team.
During his student years he shot for the University of London
, Norfolk
, England
, and Great Britain
. He took part in his first World Championships representing Great Britain
in 1992.
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. At the Manchester
Commonwealth Games in 2002, he won a bronze medal in the pairs, shooting with Jane Messer. He won HM the Queen
’s Prize in 2002 and again in 2003, becoming the only person to win the prize in consecutive years.
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. Barnett commented "None of this would be possible without the support of family, friends, psychologists, coaches, and work colleagues."
. He is now an Emergency Medicine Consultant in London
.
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
Early life
From 1981 to 1989, Barnett attended Gresham's SchoolGresham's School
Gresham’s School is an independent coeducational boarding school in Holt in North Norfolk, England, a member of the HMC.The school was founded in 1555 by Sir John Gresham as a free grammar school for forty boys, following King Henry VIII's dissolution of the Augustinian priory at Beeston Regis...
, Holt, Norfolk, where he first took up full-bore rifle shooting as a serious sport.
Shooting career
While at school, he represented Gresham'sGresham's School
Gresham’s School is an independent coeducational boarding school in Holt in North Norfolk, England, a member of the HMC.The school was founded in 1555 by Sir John Gresham as a free grammar school for forty boys, following King Henry VIII's dissolution of the Augustinian priory at Beeston Regis...
in the English schools shooting championships at Bisley
Bisley
-Places:* Two villages in the United Kingdom:**Bisley, Surrey**Bisley, Gloucestershire*Bisley Ranges is near the Surrey village and is the headquarters of the National Rifle Association, UK -Others:...
, and he then shot for the Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
under-19 team in Canada, coming second in the Canadian Championships. The next year he joined the international circuit as a member of the Great Britain senior team.
During his student years he shot for the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. He took part in his first World Championships representing Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
in 1992.
His first Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
came in 1994, in Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He won a bronze medal in the singles and a silver medal in the pairs. At the Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
Commonwealth Games in 2002, he won a bronze medal in the pairs, shooting with Jane Messer. He won HM the Queen
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
’s Prize in 2002 and again in 2003, becoming the only person to win the prize in consecutive years.
Selected again for the Commonwealth Games at Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
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. Barnett commented "None of this would be possible without the support of family, friends, psychologists, coaches, and work colleagues."
Medical career
From 1990 to 1996, Barnett trained as a doctor at London's Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, now the Imperial College School of MedicineImperial College School of Medicine
The Imperial College School of Medicine is the medical school of Imperial College London in England, and one of the United Hospitals....
. He is now an Emergency Medicine Consultant in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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