Sarah Prieels

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Sarah Prieels
Personal information
Born (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 (age 34)
Sport
CountryBelgium
Sport Archery
Event Compound
Achievements and titles
Personal best597(WR)
Medal record
Women's compound archery
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Antalya Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Nottingham Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Rovereto Team
World Indoor Archery Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Ankara Individual
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Koper Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Vittel Individual
World University Archery Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Ulaanbaatar Individual
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Gwangju Mixed team
Archery World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Antalya Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Shanghai Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Medellín Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Shanghai Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Medellín Individual

Sarah Prieels (born 27 February 1990) is a Belgian archer competing the women's compound events. She won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2021 European Archery Championships held in Antalya, Turkey. [1] [2]

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In June 2019, Prieels competed in the women's individual compound event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. In December 2019, she set a new world record for the women's 60-arrow 18-metre indoor ranking round with a total of 597 out of 600 points at the TRUBall/Axcel Roma Archery Trophy held in Rome, Italy. [3]

Prieels competed at the 2022 European Indoor Archery Championships held in Laško, Slovenia. [4] [5] She represented Belgium at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. [6] She also competed at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.

Family

She is the great-great-granddaughter of archer Hubert Van Innis, multiple Olympic champion. [7]

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