Jack Williams (archer)

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Jack Williams
Personal information
Born (2000-04-22) April 22, 2000 (age 24)
Mission Viejo, California, U.S.
Sport
Sport Archery
Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Yankton Team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Medellín Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 MedellínIndividual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Santiago Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Medellín Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 MedellínTeam

Jack Williams (born April 22, 2000) is an American archer. [1] He competed in the men's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [2] Two months later, he won the silver medal in the men's team event at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States. [3] [4] The following weekend he competed at the 2021 Hyundai World Archery World Cup Final, and became the first archer appearing at the season-ending event as a host representative to take gold. [5]

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References

  1. "Jack Williams". Olympedia. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. "Archery: Men's individual start list (ranking round)" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. Lloyd, Owen (September 24, 2021). "South Korea sweep team recurve finals at World Archery Championships". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  4. "2021 World Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). IANSEO - Integrated Result System. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  5. "Williams upsets Ellison in all-USA title bout at World Cup Final". World Archery. Retrieved June 10, 2022.