Ryan Cockbill

Shooting Para sport

Region

Aldridge, West Midlands
Date of Birth

15/06/1990
Classification

SH2

Cockbill, 30, started shooting in 2007 having taken part in the Stoke Mandeville Games earlier that year, where he tried a number of different sports, including wheelchair rugby.

He was drawn to target shooting however, and what started as a hobby quickly became a passion as he thrived off the buzz of competitions. Within three years Cockbill joined the GB shooting team; two years after that that he made his Paralympic debut in London. He also took part in the torch relay in Birmingham (he lives in Aldridge, West Midlands) ahead of the Games.

In London, Cockbill reached the finals of both the 10m Air Rifle Standing mixed SH2 and the 10m Air Rifle Prone mixed SH2. He competed at Rio 2016 but just missed out on a place in the finals of the Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH2 and Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH2. He won bronze at the 2019 World Cup in the UAE, securing a quota place for ParalympicsGB.

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