Jennifer McIntosh (born 17 June 1991) is a Scottish Olympic sports shooter and fantasy author. McIntosh is the daughter of four-times Commonwealth Games medalist Shirley McIntosh and

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, and the elder sister of British Olympic shooter

Seonaid McIntosh Seonaid McIntosh (born 15 March 1996) is a British sports shooter who became the World Champion at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships in the 50m Prone Rifle event. In 2019 she became Britain's most successful female rifle shooter of all ...

Shooting career

McIntosh won two golds and a bronze in the

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, making her the most successful female athlete with Team Scotland. At the

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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 – a record previously held by her mother and Elenor Gordon. At the

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, she competed in the

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and 50 metre three positions events using a Host Nation Quota place. 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

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. McIntosh was awarded the quota place and competed in the

and 50 metre three positions events. In 2017 at the 48th Grand Prix of Liberation in

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, McIntosh took Individual Bronze in the Women's 3x20 rifle with a qualification score of 589, one point off her PB and the British Record. Together with sister

and

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the team won Silver as well as setting a new British Team Record of 1759ex1800. In the Prone 50m Rifle she won another Team Silver whilst setting another British Team Record of 1866.7 with

and

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. Plzeň marked the start of a winning streak for McIntosh and the GB Women's Rifle Team. At the International Shooting Competition of Hannover in May, McIntosh won individual Gold in the 10M Air Rifle, as well winning Team Golds in all three Women's Rifle Events with Seonaid McIntosh (who won her first Senior Gold medal in the Women's 3x20 50m Rifle) and Katie Gleeson (who took Bronze in the Prone 50m Rifle). At the

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, Jennifer went on to take the gold medal in the Women's 50M Prone Rifle becoming European Champion. In the 3x20 she qualified in fourth and placed fifth in the final, whilst younger sister Seonaid won the final, becoming European Champion in that event. Along with

, the McIntosh sisters won the Three Position Team event. In November 2017, McIntosh was selected for Scotland's team for the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

. At the Games she narrowly missed a spot in the 10m Air Rifle Final, qualifying in 9th place. In July 2018 McIntosh was selected as a member of the GB Team to the

2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships The 52nd ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Changwon, South Korea from 2 to 14 September 2018. This also served as first qualification for 2020 Summer Olympics. Medal summary Senior Medal table Men Women Mixed Junior Due to ...

, where she won a bronze medal in the Women's 50m Prone Rifle Team event with teammates

Zoe Bruce Zoe Anne Bruce (born 15 October 1975) is a British sport shooter, World Championship medallist and former British record holder. In May 2017, Bruce won the Women's 50m prone rifle at the International Shooting Competition of Hannover, setting a ...

and

. In the Individual Women's Prone Rifle event, Jen placed 26th. Her sister Seonaid won the event, becoming World Champion. On 17 September 2018 after returning from the World Championships, Jen announced her retirement from competitive shooting.

Writing

In 2021, McIntosh announced her debut novel, ''Blood of Ravens'', publishing as Jen McIntosh.

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