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Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||
Born | [1] North Bay, Ontario, Canada [2] | September 29, 1962 |||||||||||
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Sport | Archery | |||||||||||
Event(s) | Compound | |||||||||||
Coached by | Phil Henderson | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Karen Van Nest (born September 29, 1962) is a Canadian Paralympic archer and Parapan American Games medalist.
She has competed at the Summer Paralympics in archery since 2012, having previously competed in shooting. She switched from shooting to archery after the Beijing Olympics after she experienced problems with her right shoulder. [3]
Neroli Susan Fairhall was a New Zealand athlete, who was the first paraplegic competitor in the Olympic Games.
Germany competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, cycling, equestrian, paracanoeing, paratriathlon, rowing and wheelchair basketball.
The United States competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, goalball, shooting, swimming, and wheelchair basketball.
Iran competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Jessica Stretton, is a British Paralympic archer with cerebral palsy.
Hanreuchai Netsiri is a Thai Paralympic archer.
Elisabetta Mijno is an Italian Paralympic archer.
Šárka Musilová is a Czech Paralympic archer.
Michael Hall is a British Paralympic archer.
Uwe Herter is a German Paralympic archer.
Maik Szarszewski is a German Paralympic archer.
Luciano Reinaldo Rezende is a Brazilian Paralympic archer and Parapan American Games gold medalist.
Kevin Evans is a Canadian Paralympic archer.
Zandra Reppe is a Swedish Paralympic archer and curler.
Elisabeth Barléon is a French Paralympic archer.
Tomohiro Ueyama is a Japanese Paralympic archer from Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He competes in the Recurve.
Somayeh Abbaspour is an Iranian Paralympic archer.
Eric Christopher Bennett is an American Paralympic archer from Surprise, Arizona and World Para-Archery Champion, as well as a Parapan American Games silver medalist. He is a four-time U.S. national champion.
Ieva Melle is a Latvian Paralympic archer.
Canada competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.