Matt Stutzman
Matthew Stutzman (born December 10, 1982) is an American archer.[3] He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics[1] and won a silver medal in 2012.[2] Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery.[4] He holds a world record for the longest accurate shot in the sport.[5]
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| Full name | Matthew Stutzman | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 10, 1982[1] Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | mattstutzman | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Compound open | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Randi Smith[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stutzman was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and currently lives in Fairfield, Iowa.[6] He is married with two sons,[2] and appeared in the 2013 documentary film My Way to Olympia.[7]
He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 World Para Archery Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[8][9]
References
- "Matt Stutzman". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
- "Matt Stutzman". London 2012 Paralympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012.
- "Archery: STUTZMAN Matt". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- "A Day in the Life: Matt Stutzman". YouTube. July 2, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- "World Record Attempt: "Armless Archer" Matt Stutzman Looks to Make History". YouTube. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- "biography". InspirationalArcher.com. December 10, 1982. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- My Way to Olympia film webpage
- Brennan, Eliott (February 25, 2022). "Stutzman and Andrievskaia secure first individual gold medals at World Archery Para Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ""World champ baby!" – Stutzman delivers in Dubai". World Archery. February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
References
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