Peter Marchant (archer)

Peter Marchant (born 11 June 1961) is an Australian Paralympic archer. He represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Peter Marchant
Marchant in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1961-06-11) 11 June 1961
Sport
SportArchery
Disability classW2
Coached byRicci Cheah

Personal

Marchant was born on 11 June 1961.[2] In 1986, whilst riding his motor bike to work, a truck travelling in front of him turned unexpectedly and he was thrown from his bike.[2] He ended up injuring his spinal cord. In 2021, he lives in Wallarah, New South Wales.[2]

Archery

In 2015, Marchant took up para archery.[2] He is classified as a W2 archer. Marchant made his international debut at the 2017 World Archery Para Championships in Beijing, China. In 2018, he won a silver medal at the 2018 Para-archery European Circuit in Olbia, Italy.[2] At the 2019 World Archery Para Championships in s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, Marchant joined forces with Paralympic bronze medallist Jonathon Milne and Craig McMurdo to reach the quarter-finals in the Men's Team Compound Open and were ranked sixth. At this event, he finished 37th in the Men's Open Compound.[3][2]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Marchant lost in the Round of 16 to Ramezan Biabani of Iran in the Men's individual compound open after qualifying 31st.[4]

References
  1. "Australia's Biggest Para-Archery Team Since Sydney Confirmed For Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "Peter Marchant". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. "Hertogenbosch 2019 World Archery Para Championships Summary" (PDF). Word Archery. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. "Peter Marchant". 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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