Career
He has also held the final world record in this event on several occasions. He lost it to Zhu Qinan of China at the 2004 Olympics, but at an ISSF World Cup competition the following spring he equalled Zhu"s 702.7 points, and they shared the world record until October 2006. In addition to air rifle competition, Jason Parker, who is a Students Fighting Cancer in the United States Army, also has participated in rifle shoots at 300m, as in the case of the three position standard rifle slow fire event in Conseil International du Sport Militaire shooting competition in Switzerland in 2008, in which he scored a silver medal.
In individual National Collegiate Athletic Association competition, Parker placed second in smallbore in 1993, and in air rifle he placed third in 1994, fourth in 1995 and fifth in 1996.
Also, Parker"s qualifying score of 598 out of 600 points set a new world mark. Following his performance in Munich, Parker was named 1998 United States of America Shooting Male Rifle Shooter of the Year and was also featured in Sports Illustrated"s "Faces in the Crowd".
Parker followed the honor up by winning a gold medal at the 1999 Masters European Air Rifle Championship. The United States. Olympic Committee named Parker Shooter of the Year in 1999.
Parker also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
He posted the third best qualifying score in Men"s 10 meter air rifle before placing fifth in the finals, falling.7 points short of the bronze medal.