Jennifer McIntosh

Jennifer McIntosh

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1991-06-17) 17 June 1991 Edinburgh, Scotland
Residence	Edinburgh
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Shooting sport
Event(s)	10 metre air rifle 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle prone
Club	Alloa & District
Medal record Women's shooting Representing  United Kingdom ISSF World Shooting Championships 2010 Munich 50 m rifle prone junior Representing  Scotland Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 50 m rifle prone singles 2010 Delhi 50 m rifle prone pairs 2014 Glasgow 50 m rifle 3 positions single 2010 Delhi 50 m rifle 3 positions pairs 2014 Glasgow 50 m rifle prone singles Commonwealth Shooting Championships 2010 Delhi 50m Rifle Prone Pairs 2010 Delhi 50m Rifle 3 Positions Pairs Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 Pune 50 m Rifle 3 Positions

Jennifer McIntosh (born 17 June 1991) is a British sports shooter.^[1] McIntosh is the daughter of four-times Commonwealth Games medalist Shirley McIntosh and the elder sister of British shooter Seonaid McIntosh.

Career

McIntosh won two golds and a bronze in the 2010 Commonwealth Games,^[2] making her the most successful female athlete with Team Scotland. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow she won Silver in the Women's 50 metre rifle three position and Bronze in the 50m rifle prone, making her the most decorated female medal winner in Scottish Commonwealth Games history^[3] - a record previously held by her mother and Elenor Gordon.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 10 metre air rifle and 50 metre three positions events using a Host Nation Quota place.^[4]

At the 2015 European Championships in Maribor, she placed fourth in the 50 metre rifle three positions, earning Great Britain a women's rifle quota place to the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[5]

McIntosh was awarded the quota place and competed in the 10 metre air rifle and 50 metre three positions events.^[6]

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