Peter Michael Jory (, ; born 4 February 1974) is a British sport shooter from the island of Guernsey.
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. Jory was a member of the British Cadet Rifle Team for their tour to Canada in 1992. 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. 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.
Jory won two silver medals at the 2003 Island Games in both the individual and pairs fullbore rifle shooting events.
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.
In 2020, Jory was appointed as shooting coach at his alma mater, Elizabeth College.
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.
Statistics International competitions Representing 2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, England7th399.51v ex 4054th585.69v ex 6002003Island GamesFort Le Marchant, Guernsey2nd397 ex 4052nd585 ex 6002006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia11th399.50v ex 40511th583.74v ex 6002010Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India22nd378.19v ex 4054th580.51v ex 6002014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, Scotland19th378.28v ex 40511th574.48v ex 6002017Commonwealth ChampionshipsBrisbane, Australia11th393.32v ex 4052018Commonwealth GamesQueensland, Australia14th399.37v ex 4059th575.45v ex 600
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