Peter Marchant (archer)

Peter Marchant (born 11 June 1961) is an Australian Paralympic archer. He represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Peter Marchant
Peter Marchant in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1961-06-11) 11 June 1961
Sport
SportArchery
Disability classW2
Coached byRicci Cheah

Personal

Marchant was born on 11 June 1961.[2] In 1986, whilst riding his motor bike to work, a truck travelling in front of him turned unexpectedly and he was thrown from his bike.[2] He ended up injuring his spinal cord. In 2021, he lives in Wallarah, New South Wales.[2]

Archery

In 2015, Marchant took up para archery.[2] He is classified as a W2 archer. Marchant made his international debut at the 2017 World Archery Para Championships in Beijing, China. In 2018, he won a silver medal at the 2018 Para-archery European Circuit in Olbia, Italy.[2] At the 2019 World Archery Para Championships in s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, Marchant joined forces with Paralympic bronze medallist Jonathon Milne and Craig McMurdo to reach the quarter-finals in the Men's Team Compound Open and were ranked sixth. At this event, he finished 37th in the Men's Open Compound.[3][2]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Marchant lost in the Round of 16 in the Men's individual compound open after qualifying 31st.[4]

References
  1. "Australia's Biggest Para-Archery Team Since Sydney Confirmed For Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Peter Marchant". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Hertogenbosch 2019 World Archery Para Championships Summary" (PDF). Word Archery. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Peter Marchant". 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Retrieved 26 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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