Parag Patel
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 December 1975 Kingston upon Thames, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sport shooter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Fullbore target rifle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Parag Patel FRCS (born 27 December 1975) is a British sport shooter[1] who works as an ear, nose and throat consultant at Kingston Hospital in London.[2]
Patel competed for England in the Queen's prize pairs and individual events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a gold and bronze medal respectively.[3] He had previously won two golds, a silver and a bronze in the full bore rifle events at the two preceding Commonwealth Games.[3]
On 22 July 2017, Patel won the prestigious Gold Medal in the third stage of the Queen's Prize competition during the National Rifle Association's 148th Imperial Meeting, held at Bisley Camp in Surrey, England. Patel managed a rare double, also winning the Silver Medal for highest score in the short-range second stage.[4][5]
In 2018 he won the Pairs event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games with partner David Luckman.[6] He won a bronze medal in the individual match.[3]
In 2026 he won the Sovereign's Prize for the second time.[7]
Patel started shooting at Epsom College and his prodigious talent was in early evidence as he won the Canadian Grand Aggregate as an Atheling in 1994.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Mr Parag M Patel - Parkside Hospital". Parkside Hospital. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Parag Patel | England Shooting Team | Team England". teamengland.org. Commonwealth Games England. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "NRA 148th Imperial Meeting H.M. Queen's Prize, Stage II" (PDF). nra.org.uk. National Rifle Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ↑ "NRA 148th Imperial Meeting H.M. Queen's Prize, Stage III" (PDF). nra.org.uk. National Rifle Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: David Luckman & Parag Patel win Queen's Prize". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 April 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ↑ Gareth Corfield (28 July 2026). "How a London surgeon became the world's best marksman from 1,000 yards". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Holdings. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Dr Parag M Patel GC2 SB SC". GB Rifle Team. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Casas, Ruth De Las (15 March 2008). "Full bore rifle shooting". BMJ. 336 (7644). BMJ Publishing Group: s101–s101. doi:10.1136/bmj.39449.812755.CE. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Parag Patel at Team England
- Parag Patel at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- 1975 births
- Living people
- English male sport shooters
- British male sport shooters
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in shooting
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in shooting
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in shooting
- Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Fullbore target rifle shooters
- Winners of the Sovereign's Prize
- 21st-century English sportsmen