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At the [[2015 ISSF World Shooting Championships]] she was 11th and at the [[2017 ISSF World Shooting Championships]] she was 13th. |
At the [[2015 ISSF World Shooting Championships]] she was 11th and at the [[2017 ISSF World Shooting Championships]] she was 13th. |
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As part of the Great Britain Shooting team, [[British Shooting]] Kirsty Barr alongside teammates [[Abbey Burton]] and [[Charlotte Kerwood]] won team Gold at the [[2015 ISSF World Shooting Championships]], Lonato. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/shooting/team-gold-for-gb-trap-women_sto4907666/story.shtml|website=eurosport}} |
As part of the Great Britain Shooting team, [[British Shooting]] Kirsty Barr alongside teammates [[Abbey Burton]] and [[Charlotte Kerwood]] won team Gold at the [[2015 ISSF World Shooting Championships]], Lonato. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/shooting/team-gold-for-gb-trap-women_sto4907666/story.shtml|website=eurosport}}</ref> |
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In 2016 Barr qualified for her first [[ISSF]] final in Baku, scoring 71ex75 in qualification. Barr finished 6th in the final. |
In 2016 Barr qualified for her first [[ISSF]] final in Baku, scoring 71ex75 in qualification. Barr finished 6th in the final. |
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| Birth name | Kirsty Barr | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Northern Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1988 Craigavon, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Clay pigeon shooting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Trap shooting | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Thatch Clay Target Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kirsty Hegarty (née Barr; 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 and is an alumni of Queens University, Belfast, where she studied Aerospace Engineering.
Career
At the Commonwealth Shooting Championships (CSF) 2010, test event for the Commonwealth Games, Kirsty secured her first international Gold medal.
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. At the 2015 ISSF World Shooting Championships she was 11th and at the 2017 ISSF World Shooting Championships she was 13th.
As part of the Great Britain Shooting team, British Shooting Kirsty Barr alongside teammates Abbey Burton and Charlotte Kerwood won team Gold at the 2015 ISSF World Shooting Championships, Lonato. [4]
In 2016 Barr qualified for her first ISSF final in Baku, scoring 71ex75 in qualification. Barr finished 6th in the final.
Barr won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the women's trap event.[5][6][7]
While not on the range Kirsty is an Aerospace Engineer for Bombarider Aerospace, Shorts based in Belfast.
Personal life
Kirsty Barr is an aerospace engineer.[3]
In September 2016 Kirsty married Stephen Hegarty from Donegal Town.
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.
- ^ eurosport https://www.eurosport.com/shooting/team-gold-for-gb-trap-women_sto4907666/story.shtml.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "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.