EIGHT MEDALS FOR GB ARCHERS AT EUROPEAN PARA ARCHERY CUP FINALS IN NOTTINGHAM

GB archers secure three gold, one silver and four bronze in international finals

Left to right: David Phillips and Hazel Taylor, Phoebe Paterson Pine and Jamie Harris, Victoria Kingstone and Martin Saych
(Image credits: Archery GB)

Great Britain’s archers excelled at the European Para Archery Cup Finals in Nottingham, securing a total of eight medals across the team and individual events. 

The international competition, which was held on 15th September at Wollaton Hall, saw GB archers win three gold, one silver and four bronze medals, adding to an already successful year for the team. 

Victoria Kingstone won bronze in the Women W1 Open competitions, and secured silver, alongside teammate Martin Saych in the W1 Mixed Team events. 

Sharing her thoughts in light of her win and year’s achievement, Kingstone said “It’s been a great experience to be shooting here at finals and to come away with a bronze individually and a silver for the team event is the culmination of a fantastic year.”

Saych then went on to win individual gold in the Men W1 Open category. Speaking on his wins, Saych said: “It’s just an amazing day, just the feeling to shoot in the UK is just great, I’m just so happy.”

Jamie Harris went on to secure two further golds for GB, taking top spot in the individual Compound Men Open events and winning the Compound Open Mixed Team competition, alongside Phoebe Paterson Pine. 

Paterson Pine also won individual bronze in the Compound Open Women category. 

On her winning gold, alongside Harris, Paterson Pine said, “Today was amazing, Jamie and I shot so well together in the gold medal match. Getting to the last end and it being so close and leading into the shoot off that we had, we worked really well together, we communicated well and we both managed to pressure really well as well so I’m proud of the both of us for how well we’ve done.”

Completing a successful competition for GB, David Phillips secured individual bronze in the Recurve Men Open events, as well as bronze in the Mixed Recurve Open competition, alongside teammate Hazel Taylor. 

Hazel Taylor came fourth in the Women Recurve Open competition. Jessica Stretton came fourth in the Compound Open Women events, after losing by just one point to teammate Phoebe Paterson Pine in the bronze medal match. 

A Successful 2022 for GB’s Para Archers

The eight medal wins for GB archers in Nottingham is the latest medal haul in what has been an exceptionally successful competition year.

July saw GB archers win seven medals at the ​first leg of the Para Archery European Cup in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, including two gold, two silver and three bronze medals across the individual and team events.

At the European Para-Archery Championships 2022 in Rome (30 July – 7 August), the athletes secured two gold, three silver and three bronze across the individual and team events. 

National Tour Finals at Wollaton Hall (16 and 17 September)

Wollaton Park is also hosting the National Tour Finals at Wollaton Park on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 September, offering a chance to see some of the UK’s best archers compete on home soil.

Those attending the event will have the opportunity to have a go at archery. Tickets to the National Tour Finals are available here: Archery Competition in Nottingham Tickets – Wollaton Park, Nottingham – 15/09/2022 9:30 (gigantic.com)