| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 20 May 1993 (age 32) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para archery |
| Disability class | Compound Open |
| Club | Diamond Valley Archers |
Patrick French (born 20 May 1993) is an Australian Paralympic archer. He was selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [1]
French was born on 20 May 1993. [2]
In 2015, he was cutting down a tree on a farm near Daylesford, Victoria, which fell in the wrong direction. The accident left him paralysed from the waist down, and with a brain injury. [3]
After taking up hunting with a compound bow in 2022, French fell in love with archery. [3] In 2023, he won the Australian Indoor National Championships and set a new Australian record. [4] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he lost in the Round of 32 in the Men's individual compound open after qualifying in twenty first.
In 2024, he was a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete. [2]
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