Taymon Kenton-Smith
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NicknameHalf-Hand
Nationality
Australia
AustraliaBorn6 September 1994 (age 31)
Kingaroy, Queensland
Kingaroy, Queensland
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
 Taymon Kenton-Smith in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Half-Hand |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 6 September 1994 (age 31) Kingaroy, Queensland |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Archery |
| Disability class | Open Male Recurve |
| Club | Samford Valley Target Archers and Mount Petrie Bowmen |
| Coached by | Past Coaches; Alison Hagaman and Robert Turner Current coaches - Ricci Cheah and Sarah Fuller |
Taymon Kenton-Smith (born 6 September 1994) is an Australian Paralympic Recurve Archer. He represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics .[1][2]
Kenton-Smith was born on 6 September 1994.[3] He was born without any fingers on his left hand.[4] He designed the logo for his Facebook Archery page himself, along with the saying "Half the hand, Twice the effort", and is known by many around him to be very focused and driven when achieving goals.[5]
Kenton-Smith completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Southern Queensland and Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Queensland.
