Peter Jory
{{Short description|British sport shooter (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| name = Peter Jory
| image = Peter_jory_cwg_2018.jpg
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| caption = Peter Jory, at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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| nationality = British
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|02|04}}
| birth_place = Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
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| height = {{convert|5|ft|10|in|cm|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
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| country = Guernsey
| sport = Rifle shooting
| rank =
| event = Fullbore
| coach = Rick Le Page
| club = Guernsey Rifle Club
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{{Medal|Sport | Shooting}}
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{{Medal|Competition|Island Games}}
{{Medal|Silver|2003 Guernsey|Fullbore singles}}
{{Medal|Silver|2003 Guernsey|Fullbore pairs}}
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Peter Michael Jory ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ʊər|i}}, {{respell|JOR|ee}}; born 4 February 1974) is a British sport shooter from the island of Guernsey.
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Biography
=Early life=
Born and raised in Guernsey, Jory attended Elizabeth College. At the school, Jory shot with the combined cadet force at the schools' meeting at Bisley.{{cite web|title=1992 Shooting Report|url=http://elizabethcollege-heritage.daisy.websds.net/Filename.ashx?tableName=ta_elizabethan&columnName=filename&recordId=411&page=64&end=65}} Jory was a member of the British Cadet Rifle Team for their tour to Canada in 1992.{{cite web |title=Athelings Association - Membership list (by year) |url=https://ccrs.org.uk/overseas-exchanges/athelings-association/membership-list/ |website=ccrs.org.uk |publisher=Council for Cadet Rifle Shooting |accessdate=2 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070639/https://ccrs.org.uk/overseas-exchanges/athelings-association/membership-list/ |archive-date=2 December 2018 |url-status=dead }} He later graduated from the University of Southampton with a degree in Engineering.
=Shooting career=
Jory is among the most capped Guernsey shooters at the NRA Imperial Meeting.{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Karen |title=ROLL OF THOSE WHO HAVE REPRESENTED GUERNSEY IN THE MACKINNON MATCH SINCE 1891 |url=https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Mguernsey.pdf |website=nra.org.uk |publisher=National Rifle Association |accessdate=6 December 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Karen |title=ROLL OF THOSE WHO HAVE REPRESENTED GUERNSEY IN THE KOLAPORE MATCH SINCE 1871 |url=https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kguernsey.pdf |website=nra.org.uk |publisher=National Rifle Association |accessdate=6 December 2018}} In 2001, Jory set the record individual score in the Mackinnon international long-range match, scoring 100.17v (ex 100.20v), though this was later broken by Glyn Barnett in 2019, who scored 100.19v.{{cite web |title=The Mackinnon 2019 |url=http://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Impresults/2019/212.pdf |website=nra.org.uk |publisher=National Rifle Association |accessdate=30 July 2019}}
Jory won two silver medals at the 2003 Island Games in both the individual and pairs fullbore rifle shooting events.{{cite web |title=Shooting - Full Bore Rifle Results |url=https://www.iiga.org/media/2003/2003_shooting.pdf |website=iiga.org |publisher=International Island Games Association |accessdate=11 February 2019}}
Jory represented Guernsey at the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 editions of the Commonwealth Games, entering both fullbore rifle events, namely the Queen's prize pairs and the Queen's prize individual competitions. His best results came in 2002 where he finished 7th in the fullbore singles event and 4th in the fullbore pairs event alongside Nick Mace. He finished 4th again in the pairs event in 2010, this time shooting alongside his brother, Adam Jory.{{cite web|title=Athlete Profile: Peter Jory|url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/shooting/1025271/p_jory.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801152850/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/shooting/1025271/p_jory.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 August 2014|work=Glasgow 2014 profile |accessdate=20 June 2017}}{{cite web|title=Athlete Profile: Peter Jory|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/shooting/athlete-profile-n6010943-peter-jory.htm |accessdate=29 June 2018|work=}}
In 2020, Jory was appointed as shooting coach at his alma mater, Elizabeth College.{{cite news |last1=Ingrouille |first1=Jamie |title=Recovering Jory gets College coaching role |url=https://guernseypress.com/sport/2020/05/14/recovering-jory-gets-college-coaching-role/ |accessdate=14 May 2020 |work=guernseypress.com |publisher=Guernsey Press |date=14 May 2020}}
=Motorsport=
A popular figure in motorsport in Guernsey, Jory suffered a fractured vertebra following a crash while co-driving in the Guernsey Rally in March 2020, though he was not expected to suffer any lasting damage from the incident.{{cite news |last1=Ingrouille |first1=Jamie |title=Jory will be back from broken back |url=https://guernseypress.com/sport/2020/03/06/jory-will-be-back-from-broken-back/ |accessdate=14 May 2020 |work=guernseypress.com |publisher=Guernsey Press |date=6 March 2020}}
Statistics
=International competitions=
References
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Category:Shooters at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Category:Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Category:Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:British male sport shooters