Ernesto Boardman
Mexican archer (born 1993)
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Ernesto Horacio Boardman López[a] (born 23 February 1993) is a Mexican competitive archer.[1] He captured the men's team recurve title, alongside his compatriots Juan René Serrano and Luis Álvarez, in a historic final match against the United States at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, and eventually competed as a lone male archer at the 2016 Summer Olympics, ending his run in an immediate departure from the initial round.[2]
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| Full name | Ernesto Horacio Boardman López | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Recurve | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boardman was selected to compete as a lone male archer for the Mexican team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, shooting only in the individual recurve tournament.[3] First, he fired off a score of 662 points, including 25 targets of a perfect ten, for the twenty-eight spot against a field of 63 other archers in the qualifying round.[4] Heading to the knockout stage, Boardman bowed out early in the opening round match to his Cuban opponent Adrián Puentes with a score of 4–6.[5][6]
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Boardman and the second or maternal family name is López.
