Cameron Pirouet

Cameron Adam Snowden Pirouet (/ˈpɪrueɪ/, PI-roo-ay; born 27 November 1998) is a Jersey born British sport shooter. He has represented Jersey at both the Island Games–at which he holds a number of games records–and the Commonwealth Games; his best result is a fourth-place finish in the Men's Smallbore Rifle event in 2018.

Early life and career

Born and raised in Jersey, Pirouet was educated at Victoria College. He represented the school at the schools' championships at Bisley was a member of the British Cadet Rifle Team, more commonly known as the Athelings, for their tour to Canada in 2016. He currently studies Psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Pirouet first represented Great Britain in 2017, finishing third in the Junior Men's 50 m Rifle event at the European Shooting Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Senior career

In 2018, Pirouet was selected to represent Jersey at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. He finished fourth in the Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions event; although failed to qualify for the finals of the Men's 50 m Rifle Prone and 10 m Air Rifle events, placing sixteenth and thirteenth respectively. In 2019, Pirouet represented Jersey at the 2019 Island Games held in Gibraltar. He competed in both Air Rifle and Smallbore events, winning five gold medals and breaking four games records.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain
2017	European Shooting Championships	Baku, Azerbaijan	3rd	Junior Men's 50 m Rifle Prone	226.0
Representing  Jersey
2018	Commonwealth Games	Queensland, Australia	4th	Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions	428.8
			16th	Men's 50 m Rifle Prone	605.8
			13th	Men's 10 m Air Rifle	608.9
2019	Island Games	Gibraltar	1st	Open 50 m Rifle 3-position	443.1 GR
			1st	Pairs 50 m Rifle 3-position	2219 GR
			1st	Men's 10 m Air Rifle	247.9 GR
			1st	Mixed 10 m Air Rifle	483.4
			1st	Pairs 10 m Air Rifle	1217.2 GR

Pirouet is right-handed and shoots using his right eye. His father, Richard, is also a sport shooter; he was British pistol champion in 1991 and represented Jersey in the pistol events at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.