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David Barnes (archer)

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David Barnes (born 22 February 1986) is an athlete from Adelaide, Australia. He competes in archery. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]

Barnes competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 36th overall. Barnes was also a member of the 6th-place Australian men's archery team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

Some of his best achievements are:

  • 3rd, Senior World Championships in 2003, New York [3]
  • 2nd, Cadet World Championships in 2002, Czech Republic[citation needed]
  • 1st, Cadet Teams World Championships in 2002, Czech Republic[citation needed]
  • 2nd, European Grand Prix, 2002, Turkey[citation needed]
  • 3rd, International Athens tournament, 2003, Athens[3]
  • 3rd, European Grand Prix, 2004, Croatia[citation needed]
  • 3rd, European Grand Prix, 2004, Turkey[3]
  • 1st, IFAA World Field Archery Championships 2006, Australia[4]

Barnes has set many world records along the way including[citation needed]

  • 2000 Set 3 Cadet World Records
  • 2001 Set 2 Cadet World Records
  • 2002 Set 2 Junior, 18 Cadet, and 3 Cadet Team World Records
  • 2003 Set 1 Junior world Record
  • 2004 Set 1 Junior World Record

References

  1. ^ AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Olympic results Archived 25 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c Fairweather and friends target golden opportunity
  4. ^ Results WFAC 2006 Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Official Results IFAA World Field Archery Championships 2006.