 Marchant in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 11 June 1961 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Archery |
| Disability class | W2 |
| Coached by | Ricci Cheah |
Peter Marchant (born 11 June 1961) is an Australian Paralympic archer. He represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1]
Marchant was born on 11 June 1961. [2] In 1986, whilst riding his motor bike to work, a truck travelling in front of him turned unexpectedly and he was thrown from his bike. [2] He ended up injuring his spinal cord. In 2021, he lives in Wallarah, New South Wales. [2]
In 2015, Marchant took up para archery. [2] He is classified as a W2 archer. Marchant made his international debut at the 2017 World Archery Para Championships in Beijing, China. In 2018, he won a silver medal at the 2018 Para-archery European Circuit in Olbia, Italy. [2] At the 2019 World Archery Para Championships in s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, Marchant joined forces with Paralympic bronze medallist Jonathon Milne and Craig McMurdo to reach the quarter-finals in the Men's Team Compound Open and were ranked sixth. At this event, he finished 37th in the Men's Open Compound. [3] [2]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Marchant lost in the Round of 16 to Ramezan Biabani of Iran in the Men's individual compound open after qualifying 31st. [4]
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