Emma Rose Ravish (born December 16, 1999) is an American Paralympic archer from Alva, Florida. [1] She is the most successful recurve women open archer in U.S. history. [2] She holds the 70m Para Recurve Open Female national record. [1]
She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, making her the youngest American archer to compete at the Paralympics. [3]
Ravish was born without legs due to complications in biological mother's pregnancy. [4] Her Paralympic classification is W2. [1] She qualified for the World Para Archery Championships at her first major national archery competition, 36 hours after getting her Paralympic classification. [4] She was the 2019 USA Archery Target Nationals champion, and she won a silver medal at the 2021 Para Pan American Championships. [1]
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