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Kirsty Barr was born in [[Craigavon]], [[County Armagh]] in 1988, the daughter of shooters Clifford and Sandra Barr. |
Kirsty Barr was born in [[Craigavon]], [[County Armagh]] in 1988, the daughter of shooters Clifford and Sandra Barr. |
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Kirsty attended [[Ballymena Academy]], [[County Antrim]]. She is an alumni of [[Queens University]], Belfast, where she studied Aerospace Engineering. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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| Birth name | Kirsty Hegarty | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Northern Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1988 Craigavon, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Clay pigeon shooting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Trap shooting | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Thatch Clay Target Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kirsty Barr (née Hegarty; born 12 September 1988) is a Northern Irish trap shooter.[1]
Early life
Kirsty Barr was born in Craigavon, County Armagh in 1988, the daughter of shooters Clifford and Sandra Barr.
Kirsty attended Ballymena Academy, County Antrim. She is an alumni of Queens University, Belfast, where she studied Aerospace Engineering.
Career
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games Barr finished 17th in the trap, and 4th in the pairs trap.[2] At the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships she finished 34th.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games Barr finished 6th in the trap.[3] At the 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships she was 22nd.
Barr won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the women's trap event.[4][5][6]
Personal life
Kirsty Barr is an aerospace engineer.[3]
References
- ^ "British Shooting". britishshooting.org.uk.
- ^ GROOM, GRAHAM (17 October 2017). "THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES". Lulu.com – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Shooting - Athlete Profile: Kirsty BARR - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com.
- ^ "Barr's silver lining is memorable birthday gift for her grandmother" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Kirsty Barr among four home nations medallists". 13 April 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Happy birthday Granny: Commonwealth Games medallist Kirsty Barr delighted to deliver perfect present" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.