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| Residence | Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
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| Club / Team | Queensland Academy of Sport: Australia |
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| Hobbies | Video games, spending time with his dog. (Instagram profile, 15 May 2019) |
| Injuries | He sustained a shoulder injury in 2009. (ausport.gov.au, 27 Jul 2010) |
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| Why this sport? | "I wasn't very good when I first started but it was something that I enjoyed. As soon as I tried archery, it was a real challenge compared to other sports and I found it thoroughly enjoyable." |
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| Hero / Idol | Australian cricketers Adam Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath. (olympics.com.au, 05 Mar 2012) |
| Awards and honours | In 2016 he was inducted into the South Queensland Archery Society Hall of Fame in Australia. (archerysqas.org.au, 30 Nov 2016) He received the 2012 International Shooter Award from the West Australian Shooting Association. (Facebook page, 30 Jan 2020) He was named Archer of the Year by Archery Australia in 2010. (olympics.com.au, 26 Jun 2012) |
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| Name of coach | Shih Ya-Ping [national], AUS |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He first tried the sport at age 10 during the school holidays. |
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| Languages | English |
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| Nicknames | Tails (worldarchery.org, 13 Sep 2015) |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (worldarchery.org, 13 Mar 2019) |
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| Handedness | Right |
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| Other information | BEST SEASON YET He described the 2018 season as his best ever after winning his first individual world indoor championship medal and breaking into the top 10 of the world rankings. He had to postpone his honeymoon with his wife Emily after unexpectedly securing a place at the World Cup Final in Samsun, Turkey, where he eventually placed fourth. "Looking back there are always more things I could have done but I am working with my support network to make them stronger. I've been working on a few of my bad habits and I'm looking to push through those barriers and see what else I can accomplish and see how high I can go. [The Olympic Games in] Tokyo isn't too far away now, and I think we are building a strong team to give Australia the best chance to get back on the podium." (worldarchery.org, 13 Mar 2019) QUIET MUM His mother Tricia Davis was in the crowd when he won a team bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. However, he says her voice stands out and can become distracting at competitions, so she is not allowed to cheer. "It's like picking a voice in a crowded room, you know your family's voice from anywhere so the plan was for her to be on the quiet side so I could focus on what I needed to do." (dailytelegraph.com.au, 07 Aug 2016) |
| Milestones | Along with Ryan Tyack and Alec Potts, he won Australia's first Olympic medal in team archery. The trio claimed bronze in team recurve at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Jul 2019) |
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| Family | Wife Emily, son Benjamin [2019] |
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| Most influential person in career | His mother. (olympics.com.au, 12 Mar 2020) |
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| Occupation | Athlete |
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| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Champions are made when no one is watching." (olympics.com.au, 12 Mar 2020) |