Jesse McDonald (archer)
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | August 1988 (age 35) Brisbane, Queensland |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Archery |
| Event | Men's recurve |
Jesse McDonald (born August 1988) is an Australian archer, who was named to the 2012 Australian archery shadow Olympic squad.
Personal[edit]
McDonald was born in August 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland. He does carpentry.[1] In 2003, he won the inaugural North-West News YoungStar sports award.[2]
Archery[edit]
McDonald is an Australian archer who has trained at the Australian Institute of Sport[1][3] since 2003 after beating 36 other aspiring archers to earn a scholarship.[2] One of his archery related goals is to win an Olympic medal.[1] In national competitions, he has represented the Australian Capital Territory and South Queensland Archery Society (SQAS).[4][5]
In 2003, he trained for the 2004 Junior World Championships in England.[2] In 2004, he was a member of Mount Petrie Archery in the Belmont area. He participated in the 2004 Australian National Junior Championships.[6] At the 2006 Junior National Championships shooting for SQAS, McDonald finished first in the Junior Boys Recurve Freestyle event with a score of 2384. In match play, he started off ranked eighth.[5] He competed in the Italian Grand Prix.[1] In 2010, he finished third at the Australian archery championships with a total of 2528 points.[3] In May 2011, he was ranked seventh nationally in the men's recurve.[4] In September 2011, he was named to the Australian archery shadow Olympic squad,[7] from which the selectors choose the Olympic team. At the September 2011 Australian Olympic Test event, he was ranked sixth with a score of 1311.[8] He attended national team training camps in Canberra in September 2011 and March 2012.[7] He was dropped from the shadow squad after the 2012 National Championships.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Athletes : Australian Institute of Sport : Australian Sports Commission". Ausport.gov.au. Retrieved 8 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Sights are set". North West News. Brisbane, Australia. 17 September 2003. p. 61. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Worth wins first national title at Australian archery championships : News Centre : Australian Sports Commission". Ausport.gov.au. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Rankings". Newcastle Archery Club. Retrieved 8 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Official site of Sydney Olympic Park Archers". SOPA. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Bowmen impress". Albert & Logan News. Brisbane, Australia. 30 January 2004. p. 83. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ a b Warhurst, Lucy (5 September 2011). "Archery Australia High Performance Program Update". Archery Australia. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Archery Australia". Archery.org.au. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "2012 Olympic Games Updated Shadow Team". Archery Australia. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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