Simon Duncan Terry(27 March 1974 – July 2021)[1]was a British archer fromGranthamin Lincolnshire, England.[citation needed]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men'sarchery | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Barcelona | Individual |
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1992 Barcelona | Team |
| World Cup Final | ||
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2009 Copenhagen | Individual |
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2010 Edinburgh | Mixed team |
Early life
editTerry was born on 27 March 1974 inStirling,[2]the son of Mike and Janice Terry.[3][4]With the help of his father, Terry first began practising archery when he was eight years old. At the age of nine he won his first competition.[5]At the time of the1992 Summer Olympics,Terry was an unemployed roofer.
Comeback
editAfter 13 years of retirement from archery, Terry began shooting again, and achieved high placings in major international events including the team gold at the World Cup 2007, stage two, inVarese,and an individual fourth place at the World Outdoor Championships inLeipzig,Germany being beaten by his teammateAlan Willsin a thrilling tie break where he scored a nine, and Wills took the bronze with a 10. Another one of his successes was at the fourth stage of the 2007 World Cup inDover,England, when he was victorious against the youngMexicanarcher,Juan René Serrano.Serrano scored an eight in the tie and Terry scored a nine.[citation needed]
2008 Summer Olympics
editAt the2008 Summer Olympicsin Beijing Terry finished his ranking round with a total of 670 points, nine points behind leader Juan René Serrano. This gave him the seventh seed for the final competition bracket in which he facedMatti Hatavain the first round. Hatava was only the 58th seed, but managed to beat Terry with 105–104.[6]Together with Wills andLarry Godfreyhe also took part in the team event. With his 670 score from the ranking round combined with the 661 of Wills and the 657 of Godfrey the British were in fifth position after the ranking round. In the first elimination round they faced the Chinese team and got eliminated with 214–210. The Chinese went on to win the bronze medal.[6][7]
2012 Summer Olympics
editAt the2012 Summer OlympicsTerry reached the last 32, losing toDan Olaru.[8]In the team event, Great Britain lost to Ukraine in the last 16.[9]
References
edit- ^Wells, Chris (19 July 2021)."Double Olympic medallist Simon Terry dies aged 47".World Archery Federation.Retrieved29 July2021.
- ^"Simon Terry Bio, Stats, and Results".Sports Reference.Archived fromthe originalon 17 April 2020.Retrieved4 December2013.
- ^"Archer's income halted".New Straits Times.13 August 1992.Retrieved4 December2013.
- ^Spencer, Ben."Olympics hero: Social security stopped my dole while I was at the Games".Scottish Daily Record.Retrieved4 December2013.
- ^"Simon Terry".The Daily Telegraph.Archived fromthe originalon 13 June 2012.Retrieved4 December2013.
- ^ab"Simon Terry Bio, Stats and Results".sports-reference.Sports Reference. Archived fromthe originalon 17 April 2020.Retrieved21 August2014.
- ^"Men's Team Archery Beijing 2008".olympic.org.IOC.Retrieved21 August2014.
- ^"Men's Individual Archery London 2012".olympic.org.IOC.Retrieved21 August2014.
- ^"Men's Team Archery London 2012".olympic.org.IOC.Retrieved21 August2014.