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Kenneth Harman (born 1947) is a British former
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Sports shooting career

Harman competed in the
1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...
. He represented
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and won a gold medal in the skeet pairs with
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, at the
1986 Commonwealth Games The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. This was the second Commonwealth Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largely African, Asian and Caribbe ...
in
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,
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. Four years later he represented
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and won another gold medal in the individual skeet and a silver medal in the skeet pairs with Andy Austin, at the
1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games () were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: at ...
in
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,
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. A third appearance arrived at the
1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, between 18 and 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, box ...
when he competed in the skeet and skeet pairs with Andy Austin.


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1947 births Living people British male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Great Britain Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games silver medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England 20th-century British sportsmen Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{UK-sportshooting-bio-stub