title: Kenny Allen (archer)
text: # Kenny Allen (archer)
  
  Kenneth "Kenny" Allen (born 8 October 1969) is a British Paralympic archer.
  
  He competed in individual and team recurve in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and won his first World Championship medal in Bangkok in 2013.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Allen was born with spina bifida and lives in Wymondham, Norfolk. During the 2012 Summer Paralympics he set a new Paralympic record with 651 points.
  
  When reclassification took effect in April 2014, Allen was no longer eligible to compete in para-archery under the new rules and decided to focus on able-bodied events instead.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Allen is married and has two children.
  
  