British Wheelchair Archery AssociationBeijing 2008 XIII Paralympic Games
Overall Team GB had a successful Paralympic games. The archers came away with 4 medals, 2 Gold a Silver and a Bronze.
John Stubbs won the individual open compound Gold medal and on the way ranked 1st in the ranking round setting the Paralympic record and a new World record with a score of 691 also setting a Paralympic record for the 12 arrow pass at 117.
Dannielle Brown won the individual open compound Gold medal and on the way ranked 1st in the ranking round setting the Paralympic record and a new World record with a score of 676 also setting a Paralympic record for the 12 arrow pass at 113.
John Cavanagh defending Paralympic W1 Champion came away with the Silver medal, on the way having to get past his big rival Jeff Fabry in the semi-final.
Mel clarke won the the individual open compound Bronze medal having to compete against both her team mates before defeating Gubin Su of Turkey in the medal match. In her Bronze medal match she went on to match the 113 shot by Dannielle in the previous round for the 12 arrow pass.
Kay Lucas ranked 15th in the womens individual standing class, with team mates Kate Murray and Kathy Critchlow-Smith ranking 8th & 15th respectively in the W2 class.
Mick Beard ranked 11th in the mens individual standing class, with team mates Paul Browne & Mike Karaphillides ranking 19th & 30th respectively in the W2 class.
In the open compound classes Pippa Britton ranked 5th in the womens, and Fred Stevens ranked 3rd in the mens.
Everyone at the BWAA would send our congratulations to all the archers and support team for all their efforts and successes at the Beijing Paralympics and wissh the squad every success for the years ahead and for the preparation to win medals once again when the Games return to London in 2012!
Full results for all the ranking rounds as well as the individual matches and team events can be found Here on the official Beijing Paralympic Games website.
2008 4th Invitation Disabled Archery Event
The 4th Invitation Disabled Event takes place at Stoke Mandeville Stadium from 12-18 July 2008.
This years event already has seen record entries, from countries as far apart as USA and China. The event also coincides with the 13th Paralympics games in Beijing, from 6 - 17 September, and 60 years of Wheelchair sport in the UK, with archery being the 1st sport in the UK back in 1948. The event in 2008 has seen sponsorship from Worshipful Company of Fletchers QuinetiQ and Clickers Archery who we would like to thank for their continued support of disabled archery in UK
Current List of confirmed entants.
Programme of events for 2008
Official Practice Sunday 13thCompetitors for AM SessionCompetitors for PM Session
Official Target lists
Monday 14th AM & PM target listTuesday 15th AM & PM target list
Full competition results (in excel)
Full report on this years event will follow in the near future. Provisional dates for next years event are: 18th-24th July 2009 subject to confirmation and dates of next years World Championships.
The British Wheelchair Archery Association is a multifaceted organisation and assists with all aspects from grassroots information to elite level training.
The Association is the reference point for all wheelchair users, for those wishing to try archery , by putting them in touch with local clubs.
New archers are encouraged to join a local archery club to receive coaching and gain experience. Once the
person has their own equipment they are encouraged to attend a archery training weekend at Stoke Mandeville.
Training weekends number approximately 6 between October and April with coaching and advice given by dedicated archery coaches and other experts in their fields (physiotherapists , classifiers , management etc..) This is once again available from novice to elite level to help facilitate improvement.
Training weekends also provide an opportunity to establish links with other sports , and disability groups in preparation for World and European Events to help ensure good team spirit , which is essential for success at major championships.
Participation of the association is also seen at the Inter-Spinal Unit Games and the Junior Championships which are held annually at Stoke Mandeville.
A recent addition to the programme is the Invitation Archery Event which is held in July and incorporates the National Senior Championships.
