Rob Elder

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Rob Elder
Personal information
NationalityFijian
Born (1981-04-25) 25 April 1981 (age 43)
Suva
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Sport Archery
EventMen's individual
Medal record
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Men's Archery
Pacific Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Apia Individual Recurve
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Nouméa Individual Recurve
Men's Athletics
Oceania Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Nukuʻalofa High jump
Oceania Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Nukuʻalofa High jump
Oceania Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Suva High jump
Updated on 19 April 2013

Rob Elder (born 25 April 1981 in Suva) is an athlete from Fiji. He competes in archery.

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Elder competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 48th overall. [1] He also qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's individual archery, coming 63 in the ranking round, before almost pulling off a shock comeback over Korean Kim Bub-min (who had earlier won a bronze in the team event). After being 4-0 down, before losing 6–4 in the deciding set in the 1/32 elimination round, needing to shoot 10 for victory, he could only manage a 6. [2]

Achievements in other sports

In his early years, he was also competing successfully in athletics.

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
1997 Oceania Youth Championships Suva, Fiji 1stHigh jump1.93 m
1998 Oceania Junior Championships Nukuʻalofa, Tonga 2ndHigh jump1.95 m
Oceania Championships Nukuʻalofa, Tonga 2ndHigh jump1.95 m

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rob Elder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "London 2012 Olympic results". Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.