Alex Wise (archer)

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Alex Wise
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Born (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24)
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Sport Archery
Event Recurve

Alex Wise (born 17 August 2000) is a British archer competing in recurve events. He was selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [1]

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Early life

Born in Newcastle, [2] he joined the Bowmen of Walker club in Newcastle in 2015 after first trying archery whilst on holiday in Turkey. He graduated with a Sport Development degree from Northumbria University. [3]

Career

As a 16-year-old he was selected at junior level for the 2017 European Archery Championships in France. [4] That year, he made his senior debut and competed at the World Archery Youth Championships. In 2018, he won the recurve junior men’s competition at the third stage of the 2017/18 Indoor Archery World Cup in Nîmes, France. [5] In June 2018, alongside Tom Hall and Patrick Huston he won the bronze medal in a team event at the second World Cup of the season in Antalya, Turkey. [6]

He was part of the British Archery team that earned qualification for 2020 Tokyo Olympics and traveled to the games as a non-playing reserve. [7]

He won a silver medal at the 2022 Archery World Cup in Turkey, in the recurve mixed team final alongside Bryony Pitman. [8]

In June 2024, alongside Conor Hall and Tom Hall, he won gold in the recurve men’s team division at the Veronica's Cup in Slovenia. [9] That month, the trio also secured qualification for the team event at the 2024 Olympic Games by finishing third at the final qualifying event in Antalya. [10] In July 2024, he was officially named in the British team for the 2024 Paris Olympics., alongside teammates Conor Hall and Tom Hall. [11] [12] In the individual, he was knocked out in the round of 32. [13] In the team round they were knocked out by the Chinese Taipei team, in the first round. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alex Wise". Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "GB tops the medal table at Antalya 2022 Hyundai Archery World Cup". Start Archery. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Alex Wise". Archery GB. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Stokes, Aaron (7 March 2017). "Teenage Tyneside archer could become first from North East to make Great Britain senior team". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Flint, Heather (24 January 2018). "Nimes youth winner Wise on his rise through the ranks". World Archery. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Belfast archer Patrick Huston wins World bronze with GB team". BBC Sport. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "'Meant to happen' - accidental archer Wise on Paris". BBC Sport. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Northumbria University graduate secures two gold medals for Archery GB in 2022 World Cup in Turkey". itv.com. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Sutcliffe, Aaron (7 June 2024). "Hall wins gold for Great Britain at Veronica's Cup". Leamington Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "GB secure full quota of six archers at Paris 2024". BBC Sport. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Paris 2024: Team GB Olympic archery squad announced". Archery GB. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Team GB selects six archers for Paris Olympics". BBC Sport. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Alex Wise rues disappointing end to 'pleasure' of an Olympic experience". Yahoo Sports. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Paris 2024: GB's men turn focus to individual competition". archerygb.org. Retrieved 2 October 2024.


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