Jessica Stretton

British Paralympic archer (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jessica Stretton (born 23 March 2000) is a British Paralympic archer with cerebral palsy.

Born (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 25)[1]
London, England[2]
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Jessica Stretton
MBE
Personal information
Born (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 25)[1]
London, England[2]
Sport
SportArchery
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Archery
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen's individual compound W1
World Para Archery Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 DonaueschingenCompound W1
Bronze medal – third place2025 GwangjuDoubles Open
European Para-Archery Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Saint-Jean-de-MontsCompound W1
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In the 2016 Summer Paralympics, her debut Paralympics, Stretton won her first Paralympic medal, which was gold, at the age of 16. She became Great Britain's youngest ever medallist in archery.

Stretton was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to archery.[3]

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