| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 July 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Sport | Archery |
| Event | recurve |
| Updated on 10 September 2015 | |
Esther Deden (born 1 July 1994) is a Dutch recurve archer.
Deden represented the Netherlands at the 2015 European Games in the individual event and team event in Baku, Azerbaijan. [1] She also competed in the individual recurve event, team recurve event and mixed team recurve event at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. [2]
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The women's individual recurve competition at the 2015 European Games was held from 16 to 19 June 2015 at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. One of five events comprising the inaugural European Games' archery programme, it featured a total of 62 archers from 30 different nations.
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