# Parag Patel
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{{Short description|British sport shooter (born 1975)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Parag Patel
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| nationality = [British](/source/British_people)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|12|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Kingston upon Thames](/source/Kingston_upon_Thames), England
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| height = {{convert|5|ft|10|in|cm|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|71|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
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| country = {{ubl|[England](/source/England)|[Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain)}}
| sport = [Sport shooter](/source/Sport_shooter)
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| event = [Fullbore target rifle](/source/Fullbore_target_rifle)
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{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's [shooting](/source/Shooting_sports) }}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalGold|[2006 Melbourne](/source/Shooting_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games)|[Fullbore pairs](/source/Shooting_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games_-_Full_bore_rifle_pairs)}}
{{MedalGold|[2010 Delhi](/source/Shooting_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games)|{{nowrap|[Fullbore individual](/source/Shooting_at_the_2010'Commonwealth_Games_-_Full_bore_rifle_singles)}}}}
{{MedalGold|[2014 Glasgow](/source/Shooting_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games)|[Queen's Prize pairs](/source/Shooting_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Queen's_Prize_pairs)}}
{{MedalGold|[2018 Gold Coast](/source/Shooting_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games)|[Queen's Prize pairs](/source/Shooting_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Queen's_Prize_pairs)}}
{{MedalSilver|2006 Melbourne|[Fullbore individual](/source/Shooting_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games_-_Full_bore_rifle_singles)}}
{{MedalBronze|2010 Delhi|[Fullbore pairs](/source/Shooting_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games_-_Full_bore_rifle_pairs)}}
{{MedalBronze|2014 Glasgow|{{nowrap|[Queen's Prize individual](/source/Shooting_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Queen's_Prize_individual)}}}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Gold Coast|{{nowrap|[Queen's Prize individual](/source/Shooting_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Queen's_Prize_individual)}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Commonwealth Championships](/source/Commonwealth_Shooting_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|[2017 Brisbane](/source/2017_Commonwealth_Shooting_Championships)|Fullbore pairs}}
| updated = 18 April 2018
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'''Parag Patel''' [FRCS](/source/Fellowship_of_the_Royal_College_of_Surgeons) (born 27 December 1975) is a British [sport shooter](/source/Sport_shooting)[{{cite web |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/shooting/1026602/p_patel.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140905203743/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/shooting/1026602/p_patel.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=5 September 2014 |title=Glasgow 2014 profile |accessdate=5 September 2014 |work=}}] who works as an [ear, nose and throat](/source/Otolaryngology) consultant at [Kingston Hospital](/source/Kingston_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust) in London.[{{cite web |url=http://www.parkside-hospital.co.uk/consultants/mr-parag-patel/ |title=Mr Parag M Patel - Parkside Hospital |accessdate=9 September 2014}}]
Patel competed for England in the [Queen's prize pairs](/source/Shooting_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Queen's_prize_pairs) and [individual](/source/Shooting_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Queen's_prize_individual) events at the [2014 Commonwealth Games](/source/2014_Commonwealth_Games) where he won a gold and bronze medal respectively. He had previously won two golds, a silver and a bronze in the full bore rifle events at the two preceding Commonwealth Games.
On 22 July 2017, Patel won the prestigious Gold Medal in the third stage of the [Queen's Prize](/source/Queen's_Prize) competition during the [National Rifle Association](/source/National_Rifle_Association_(United_Kingdom))'s 148th [Imperial Meeting](/source/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.[{{cite web |title=NRA 148th Imperial Meeting H.M. Queen's Prize, Stage II |url=https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/historical/imperial/2017/100.pdf |website=nra.org.uk |publisher=[National Rifle Association](/source/National_Rifle_Association_(United_Kingdom)) |access-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306122613/https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/historical/imperial/2017/100.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2023 |language=en |format=PDF |url-status=live}}][{{cite web |title=NRA 148th Imperial Meeting H.M. Queen's Prize, Stage III |url=https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/historical/imperial/2017/101.pdf |website=nra.org.uk |publisher=[National Rifle Association](/source/National_Rifle_Association_(United_Kingdom)) |access-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306122629/https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/historical/imperial/2017/101.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2023 |language=en |format=PDF |url-status=live}}]
In 2018 he won the Pairs event at the [2018 Commonwealth Games](/source/Shooting_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games) with partner [David Luckman](/source/David_Luckman).[{{cite news |title=Commonwealth Games: David Luckman & Parag Patel win Queen's Prize |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43707485 |access-date=2 November 2023 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=10 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410050846/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43707485 |archive-date=10 April 2018 |language=en-gb}}] He won a bronze medal in the individual match.
Patel started shooting at [Epsom College](/source/Epsom_College) and his prodigious talent was in early evidence as he won the Canadian Grand Aggregate as an [Atheling](/source/British_Cadet_Rifle_Team) in 1994.[{{cite web |url=https://www.gbrt.org.uk/sa2017/team-biographies/parag-patel/ |title=Dr Parag M Patel GC2 SB SC |accessdate=5 February 2016 |work=}}]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Team England|parag-patel}}
* {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|shooting/athlete-profile-n6032489-parag-patel}}
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Category:1975 births
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Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in shooting
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in shooting
Category:Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Category:Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Fullbore target rifle shooters
Category:Winners of the Sovereign's Prize
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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