Eric Peters (archer)

Eric Peters
Personal information
Full nameEric Lingfeng Peters
Born (1997-05-30) May 30, 1997 (age 27)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportArchery
Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Berlin Individual
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Individual

Eric Lingfeng Peters (born May 30, 1997) is a Canadian recurve archer. He won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima as part of the team competition alongside teammates Crispin Duenas and Brian Maxwell.[2] Peters also won a bronze in the individual event in Lima, upsetting world record holder Brady Ellison in the quarterfinals.[3] Eric Peters won silver medal in 2023 World Archery Championships where he lost to Mete Gazoz by 6-4 score in Berlin.

In 2024, Peters was named to his first Olympic team.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Eric Peters profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. 19 June 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Canada tops podium to pin down Olympic berth in men's recurve archery". CBC Sports. August 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Andrea Vasquez (August 9, 2019). "Eric Peters upsets new world record holder Brady Ellison in Pan Am quarters".
  4. ^ McGoldrick, Hayley (28 June 2024). "Peters, Chénier to represent Team Canada in archery at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Peters, Chénier named to Canada's archery team for Paris Olympics". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.


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