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Full name | Steve Christina Hendrikus Wijler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Horn, Netherlands | 19 September 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Archery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Recurve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Steve Wijler (born 19 September 1996) [1] is a Dutch archer competing in men's recurve events. He won the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve event at the 2017 World Archery Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico. [2] In 2021, Wijler and Gabriela Schloesser won the silver medal in the mixed team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [3]
In 2018, Wijler won the gold medal in the men's team event at the World Indoor Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States. At the 2018 European Archery Championships in Legnica, Poland, he won the gold medal in the men's individual recurve event. [4]
Wijler represented the Netherlands at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus and he won the silver medal in both the individual recurve and team recurve events. [5]
In 2021, Wijler won the gold medal in the men's team recurve event at the European Archery Championships held in Antalya, Turkey. [6] He also won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in the mixed team event. He also competed in the men's individual and men's team events. Two months later, he competed at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States.
In 2022, Wijler won the men's recurve event at the Dutch National Indoor Archery Championships. [7]
Wijler represented the Netherlands at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. He competed in the men's individual recurve, men's team recurve and mixed team recurve events. He also competed at the 2023 World Archery Championships held in Berlin, Germany. [8]
Wijler and Laura van der Winkel won the bronze medal in the mixed team recurve event at the 2024 European Archery Championships held in Essen, Germany. [9]
Peter Elzinga, is a Dutch former athlete who competed in compound archery. His achievements include becoming the world number one ranked archer in 2004, which position he held for 384 days, and breaking the world record 1440 round with 1419 points in 2009.
Mike Schloesser is a compound archer from the Netherlands. In 2015, he was the first person to hit a perfect 600/600, hence his nickname Mister Perfect. In December 2023 he surpassed Sara López as the longest-tenured world number one. Both had been in the top three since the beginning of the 2015 season. Schloesser had been holding the number one position in the world ranking since 24 May 2021. In March 2024 he broke the record for the longest consecutive days ranked number one.
Mete Gazoz is a Turkish recurve archer. He won the gold medal in the men's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He also represented Turkey at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the 2023 World Archery Championships held in Berlin, Mete Gazoz emerged victorious, claiming the prestigious Individual title. In an intense final, he triumphed over the skilled Canadian archer Eric Peters, securing his place as the first Turkish archer to achieve the esteemed recurve gold medal in a World Championship.
Gabriela Schloesser is a Mexican-born Dutch recurve archer from Tijuana who represented Mexico before 2016, and has represented the Netherlands since 2017. In 2021, Schloesser and Steve Wijler won the silver medal in the mixed team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Tatiana Andreoli is an Italian recurve archer. At the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus, she won the gold medal in the women's individual recurve event.
Casey Kaufhold is an American archer competing in women's recurve events. She won the silver medal in the women's individual event at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States. She competed in the women's individual and women's team events at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
James Lutz is an American compound archer. He became world champion in the men's individual compound event at the 2019 World Archery Championships held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. He is the fifth compound archer from the United States to become world champion in this event. In the final, he defeated Anders Faugstad of Norway.
Kang Chae-young is a South Korean archer competing in women's recurve events. She has won numerous medals in archery competitions.
Bryony Michaela Pitman is a British archer competing in women's recurve events. She won the gold medal in the women's recurve team event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. Earlier in 2019, she won the bronze medal in the women's team recurve event at the World Archery Championships held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Vanessa Landi is an Italian archer competing in women's recurve events. Landi and Mauro Nespoli won the bronze medal in the mixed team recurve event at the 2019 World Archery Championships held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Lisa Barbelin is a French archer, who won the recurve events at the 2021 European Archery Championships, and 2022 European Indoor Archery Championships. She has previously won multiple medals at the World Youth Archery Championships, and won bronze medals in events at the 2019 and 2022 Archery World Cups. In June 2021 she was the world's number one ranked competitor. Barbelin competed in the women’s individual event at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games, winning the bronze medal in the latter.
Jang Min-hee is a South Korean archer. She won gold in the women's individual and team events at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States. She also won the gold medal in the women's team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Robin Jäätma is an Estonian archer competing in compound events. He won the bronze medal in the men's individual compound event at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States. He became the first archer to win a medal for Estonia in the history of the World Archery Championships.
Nico Wiener is an Austrian archer competing in compound events. He won the gold medal in the men's individual compound event at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States. He also won the bronze medal in the men's team compound event.
Sanne de Laat is a Dutch archer competing in women's compound events. She won the silver medal in the women's team event and the bronze medal in the women's individual event at the 2021 European Archery Championships held in Antalya, Turkey.
Ella Gibson is a British archer competing in compound events. She won the gold medal in the women's compound event at the 2024 European Archery Championships held in Essen, Germany. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 European Indoor Archery Championships held in Laško, Slovenia.
Lisell Jäätma is an Estonian archer competing in compound events. Jäätma and Robin Jäätma won the gold medal in the mixed team compound event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.
Mathias Fullerton is a Danish archer competing in compound events. He won the gold medal in the men's compound event at the 2024 European Archery Championships held in Essen, Germany. He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 European Archery Championships held in Antalya, Turkey.
Shamai Yamrom is an Israeli archer competing in compound events. He won the gold medal in the men's individual compound event at the 2024 European Indoor Archery Championships held in Varaždin, Croatia. He won the silver medal in his event at the 2024 European Archery Championships held in Essen, Germany.
Elisa Roner is an Italian archer competing in compound events. She won the gold medal in the women's compound event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. She won the silver medal in her event at the 2024 European Archery Championships held in Essen, Germany.