world record

Roll out the barrel

Posted on September 23, 2019 by towens

Hugh Soar looks back over the history of the barrelled arrow Of the five arrow profiles recovered from the Tudor warship Mary Rose, two are of particular note; those that taper from a thicker centre to both head and string…

Tagged with: archer, archers, archery, arrows, barrel, barrelled arrow, easton x10, gun, high soar, Jim Easton, longbow, nock, olympics, outdoor, roger ascham, shooting, the british archer, world record
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How To Destroy A World Record

Posted on June 29, 2018 by alicep

At the Antalya World Cup, Kang Chae Young of Korea broke the 70m ranking round world record, becoming the first recurve woman to shoot more than 690 points in history

Tagged with: Antalya World Cup, archer, archery, bow, Bow International, Choi Misun, compound, korea, korean archery, recurve, world record
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Interview: Paralympic medallist John Stubbs

Posted on December 4, 2017 by alicep

Tears and triumph: John Stubbs celebrates 20 years on Team GB in our exclusive interview, looking back at the highs, the lows, and the changes he’s seen

Tagged with: archery, John Stubbs, para-archery, Para-Archery World Championships, paralymics, Paralympic champion, world record
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New World Record

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Nicola Turner

Park Sehui of Korea has set a new world record of 594 for the 18m indoor round in the women’s recurve category, beating the old record of 592 that was set by Berengere Schuh of France in 2009. Since she’s aged just…

Tagged with: nimes, Park Sehui, recurve, world record
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New World Record!

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Nicola Turner

Sara Lopez has hit the headlines once again, as the Colombian archer has posted the highest-ever recorded score for the World Archery 1440 round in history, shooting 1424 at the Colombian National Games. The previous record in the women’s compound round was set by Germany’s Kristina Heigenhauser,…

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New World Records

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Nicola Turner

Russia’s open recurve men’s team of Bato Tsydendorzhiev, Sergey Khutakov and Anton Zaypaev set a new world record of 1926 for the category at the Para-Archery World Championships in Donaueschingen, Germany – beating the old record by a staggering 92…

Tagged with: compound open, italy, para-archery, recurve open, Russia, team, W1, world record
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