Eric Peters (archer)

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Eric Peters
Personal information
Full nameEric Lingfeng Peters
Born (1997-05-30) May 30, 1997 (age 27)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport Archery
Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Berlin Individual
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Individual

Eric Lingfeng Peters (born May 30, 1997) is a Canadian recurve archer. He won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima as part of the team competition alongside teammates Crispin Duenas and Brian Maxwell. [2] Peters also won a bronze in the individual event in Lima, upsetting world record holder Brady Ellison in the quarterfinals. [3] Eric Peters won silver medal in 2023 World Archery Championships where he lost to Mete Gazoz by 6-4 score in Berlin.

In 2024, Peters was named to his first Olympic team. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Eric Peters profile". Canadian Olympic Committee . 19 June 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. "Canada tops podium to pin down Olympic berth in men's recurve archery". CBC Sports . August 11, 2019.
  3. Andrea Vasquez (August 9, 2019). "Eric Peters upsets new world record holder Brady Ellison in Pan Am quarters".
  4. McGoldrick, Hayley (28 June 2024). "Peters, Chénier to represent Team Canada in archery at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  5. "Peters, Chénier named to Canada's archery team for Paris Olympics". Toronto Star . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.