Jesse McDonald (archer)

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Jesse McDonald
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NationalityAustralia
BornAugust 1988 (age 32)
Brisbane, Queensland
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportArchery
Event(s)Men's recurve

Jesse McDonald (born August 1988) is an Australian archer, who was named to the 2012 Australian archery shadow Olympic squad.

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Personal

McDonald was born in August 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland. He does carpentry. [1] In 2003, he won the inaugural North-West News YoungStar sports award. [2]

Archery

McDonald is an Australian archer who has trained at the Australian Institute of Sport [1] [3] since 2003 after beating 36 other aspiring archers to earn a scholarship. [2] One of his archery related goals is to win an Olympic medal. [1] In national competitions, he has represented the Australian Capital Territory and South Queensland Archery Society (SQAS). [4] [5]

In 2003, he trained for the 2004 Junior World Championships in England. [2] In 2004, he was a member of Mount Petrie Archery in the Belmont area. He participated in the 2004 Australian National Junior Championships. [6] At the 2006 Junior National Championships shooting for SQAS, McDonald finished first in the Junior Boys Recurve Freestyle event with a score of 2384. In match play, he started off ranked eighth. [5] He competed in the Italian Grand Prix. [1] In 2010, he finished third at the Australian archery championships with a total of 2528 points. [3] In May 2011, he was ranked seventh nationally in the men's recurve. [4] In September 2011, he was named to the Australian archery shadow Olympic squad, [7] from which the selectors choose the Olympic team. At the September 2011 Australian Olympic Test event, he was ranked sixth with a score of 1311. [8] He attended national team training camps in Canberra in September 2011 and March 2012. [7] He was dropped from the shadow squad after the 2012 National Championships. [9]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Sights are set". North West News. Brisbane, Australia. 17 September 2003. p. 61. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Worth wins first national title at Australian archery championships : News Centre : Australian Sports Commission". Ausport.gov.au. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Rankings". Newcastle Archery Club. Retrieved 8 June 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. 1 2 "Official site of Sydney Olympic Park Archers". SOPA. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Bowmen impress". Albert & Logan News. Brisbane, Australia. 30 January 2004. p. 83. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  7. 1 2 Warhurst, Lucy (5 September 2011). "Archery Australia High Performance Program Update". Archery Australia. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Archery Australia". Archery.org.au. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "2012 Olympic Games Updated Shadow Team". Archery Australia. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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