Ella Gibson

Ella Gibson (born 7 June 2000) is a British archer competing in compound events. She won the gold medal in the women's compound event at the 2022 European Indoor Archery Championships held in Laško, Slovenia.[1][2]

Ella Gibson
Personal information
Born (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportArchery
Medal record
Women's compound archery
Representing  Great Britain
European Indoor Championships
2022 Laško Individual
European Championships
2021 Antalya Individual
World Cup
2022 Antalya Individual
2019 Berlin Mixed team
2019 Berlin Team
2021 Paris Team
2019 Antalya Team

Early life

Gibson first tried archery in October 2014 and she joined an archery club in June 2015.[3]

Career

At the 2019 World Archery Youth Championships held in Madrid, Spain, she won the bronze medal in the women's junior compound team event.[4] In November 2019, she set a new world record for the women's 60-arrow 18-metre indoor ranking round with a total of 596 out of 600 points at the GT Open held in Strassen, Luxembourg.[5] The record stood for approximately three weeks as Sarah Prieels of Belgium set a new record of 597 out of 600 points in December 2019.[6]

She won the silver medal in the women's compound event at the 2021 European Archery Championships held in Antalya, Turkey.[7][8] In September 2021, she set a new world record for most points scored in women's 36-arrow 60-metre outdoor compound archery at the Battle of Britain 1440 event held in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, United Kingdom.[9] In that same month, she also competed at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States.[10] She competed in the women's compound, women's team compound and compound mixed team events.[10] In the women's compound competition she finished in second place in the ranking round and she was eliminated in the elimination round by Song Yun-soo of South Korea.[10]

In January 2022, she finished in third place in the Women’s Open Pro event at the Lancaster Archery Classic held near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.[11] In February 2022, she won the gold medal in the women's compound event at the 2022 European Indoor Archery Championships held in Laško, Slovenia.[2][12]

She has also won medals at several events of the Archery World Cup.[13] She won three medals in the 2019 Archery World Cup and one medal in the 2021 Archery World Cup. She won the gold medal in the women's compound event at the Antalya, Turkey event in the 2022 Archery World Cup.[14]

References
  1. Lloyd, Owen (19 February 2022). "Noziglia secures second gold at European Indoor Archery Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 March 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "2022 European Indoor Archery Championships" (PDF). World Archery Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. Meering, Sophie (22 February 2022). "Ella Gibson – European Indoor Champion!". Archery GB. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. "2019 World Archery Youth Championships Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  5. Wells, Chris (23 November 2019). "British 19-year-old Ella Gibson shoots world-record 596-point indoor qualification". World Archery. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. Wells, Chris (14 December 2019). "Compound women's record falls again as Sarah Prieels shoots 597/600 in Rome". World Archery. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. Pavitt, Michael (5 June 2021). "Gellenthien earns compound title at European Archery Championships in Antalya". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "2021 European Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Archery Europe. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. "Most points scored in 36-arrow 60-metre outdoor compound archery (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  10. "2021 World Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). IANSEO - Integrated Result System. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  11. Kasprzak, Emma (31 January 2022). "Ella Gibson finishes 3rd at Lancaster Archery Classic". Archery GB. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  12. "Gibson upgrades at Euros as Barbelin, Schloesser add to legends". World Archery. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  13. Houston, Michael (26 June 2021). "Verma and Lopez win compound gold medals at Paris Archery World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 March 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Gibson ends 12-year wait for British Archery World Cup individual winner in Antalya". InsideTheGames.biz. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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