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Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Music Studies - Birmingham University: England |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | She suffered a labral tear in her shoulder in October 2006. After carrying the problem for two years she underwent surgery in December 2008. She started shooting again in April 2009. (Athlete, 30 Aug 2010) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Representing Great Britain at the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016. (olympians.org, 20 Jun 2019) |
| Famous relatives | Her brother James was a member of the Great Britain national junior archery squad. Her parents Kathy and Denis competed in archery at county level in Great Britain. (Coventry Telegraph, 13 Nov 2007) |
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| Why this sport? | Her father joined an archery club and she went along with her mother and her brother James. By age 10 she was shooting competitively, and at age 12 she became a member of the British junior team. It was then she started to consider her potential in the sport. |
| Handedness | Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She first tried the sport at age five at a family scout camp in England. |
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| Occupation | Athlete, Coach |
| Languages | English |
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| Other information | RETIREMENT U-TURN She was close to retiring from archery after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "I had a month off after Rio, but my boyfriend entered me into some competitions and I did quite well, then ended up winning a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships [in Mexico City, Mexico]. I thought that was a good way to end my career and I didn't shoot for five months after that, but UK Sport offered me A-class based on that medal and I couldn't turn down that opportunity. I'm really glad I un-retired myself." (bbc.co.uk, 22 Apr 2021) OTHER ACTIVITIES In 2016 she was elected to serve as field archery representative for the World Archery athletes' committee until 2020. In 2019 she was appointed chair of the committee, a position that was extended to 2022 as athlete representative elections were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (olympic.tm, 09 Jun 2020; worldarchery.org, 19 Jun 2019) MUSICAL TALENT She is an accomplished violinist and pianist, and has performed with the Birmingham University Orchestra in England. (Coventry Telegraph, 13 Nov 2007) |
| Most influential person in career | Coaches June Farndon and Barry Farndon. (archerygb.org, 29 Apr 2016) |
| Hero / Idol | Korean archer Park Sung-Hyun, Scottish snooker player Stephen Hendry, British rower Steve Redgrave. (archerygb.org, 29 Apr 2016) |
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| Name of coach | Richard Priestman [national], GBR |
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| Hobbies | Playing the piano, gardening. (Facebook profile, 06 Dec 2020) |