Richard McKinney (archer)

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Richard McKinney
Personal information
Full nameRichard Lee McKinney
BornOctober 12, 1953 (1953-10-12) (age 70)
Decatur, Indiana, U.S.
Medal record
Men's Archery
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 San Juan Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Caracas Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Caracas Individual
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Interlaken Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Canberra Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Canberra Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 Berlin Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Punta Ala Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Los Angeles Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Los Angeles Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Seoul Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1975 Interlaken Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 Berlin Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Seoul Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Lausanne Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Punta Ala Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Krakow Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Jakarta Team

Richard Lee "Rick" McKinney (born October 12, 1953) is an archer from the United States, who competed in the Olympic Games four times, winning a pair of silver medals.

McKinney was born in Decatur, Indiana. After finishing fourth in the individual event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, he won the world title in 1977 and again in 1983. He finished second at the 1984 Summer Olympics to teammate and long-time rival Darrell Pace. In the 1988 Games, he was sixth in the individual event and added a silver medal in the team event along with Pace and Jay Barrs. He also competed in the 1992 Olympics. [1]

McKinney was a nine-time national champion, and represented the United States at 10 editions of the World Archery Championships between 1975 and 1995. He won the individual title three times and the team title five consecutive times, making him the most successful US archer and second most successful male archer of all time. His back-to-back titles in 1983 and 1985 was the last time any male archer won consecutive titles. [2] [3]

McKinney has since focused on the development of carbon fiber-wrapped arrows.

In 2012, McKinney served as analyst for NBC's archery coverage at the Summer Olympics in London, [4] and again served as archery analyst for NBC in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. [5]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rick McKinney Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  2. Createspace – Archery with Rick McKinney
  3. "Sports Illustrated 10 October 1983 – On Target For The Games".
  4. "NBC ANNOUNCES TALENT ROSTER FOR LONDON OLYMPICS – 115 COMMENTATORS IN ALL" (Press release). NBC Sports Group Press Box. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  5. "Record 170 Commentators Join NBC Olympics' Coverage of the Games of the Xxxi Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil". August 2016.