Patrick French (archer)

Patrick French
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born20 May 1993 (1993-05-20) (age 31)
Sport
SportPara archery
Disability classCompound Open
ClubDiamond Valley Archers

Patrick French (20 May 1993) is an Australian Paralympic archer. He has been selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]

Personal

French was born on 20 May 1993.[2] In 2015, he was cutting down a tree on a farm near Daylesford, Victoria, it fell in the wrong direction and left him paralysed from waist down and with an acquired brain injury. [3] In 2024, his fiancé is Kristyn and they have a five-year-old son Colt.

Archery

After taking up hunting with a compound bow in 2022, he fell in love with archery. [3]In 2023, he won the Australian Indoor National Championships and set a new Australian record.[4] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he lost in the Round of 32 in the Men's individual compound open after qualifying in twenty first.

In 2024, he is a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Governor-General Hosts Paralympic Archery Team Announcement | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Patrick French". Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Hosken, Jason (27 March 2024). "Archery riding high ahead of the 2024 Paralympics". Daily Telegraph.
  4. ^ "PATRICK FRENCH". Archery Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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