Ryan Cockbill

Started: He first tried shooting at age 17 at the 2007 Inter Spinal Unit Games in Stoke Mandeville, England. "Within three years, I was invited to join the GB shooting team; two years after that, I made my Paralympic debut at London 2012." (impartialreporter.com, 31 Aug 2023; ablemove.co.uk, 23 Aug 2021; midlandsairambulance.com, 06 Feb 2014) Reason: He tried a number of sports at the 2007 Inter Spinal Unit Games in Stoke Mandeville, England. "This was where I first tried target shooting. Off the back of this I decided to take up shooting as a hobby. I visited my local gun range twice a week. I quickly started to take the shooting more seriously and entered local shooting competitions. This was where I found a buzz for competition and wanted to compete more often." (ablemove.co.uk, 23 Aug 2021; disabilityhorizons.com, 19 May 2016) Ambition: To win a gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (World Shooting Para Sport Instagram profile, 12 Mar 2024) Awards: In 2017 he was named Paralympic Shooter of the Year and winner of the Paralympic Performance of the Year award by British Shooting. (britishshooting.org.uk, 04 Dec 2017) He took part in the torch relay ahead of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. His leg of the relay was in Birmingham, England. (ablemove.co.uk, 23 Aug 2021) Additional Info: OTHER ACTIVITIES He has served as an ambassador for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity in England. (midlandsairambulance.com, 05 Dec 2014)