Amélie Cordeau (born 1 October 2005) is a French archer who was part of French teams that won the team recurve events at the 2024 European Archery Championships and the 2021 World Archery Youth Championships. She has been selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Amélie Cordeau
Personal information
Born (2005-10-01) 1 October 2005 (age 19)
Ley, Moselle, France
Sport
SportArchery
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2024
Regional finals2024
National finals2022
Medal record
Women's recurve archery
Representing  France
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Essen Team
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Wrocław Team

Career

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Cordeau started archery at the age of four.[1] Cordeau was part of the French team that won the women's team recurve cadet event at the 2021 World Archery Youth Championships.[2] She won the individual women's recurve event at the 2022 European Under-18 Archery Championships,[3] and in the same year she became French national champion in the same event.[4] Cordeau started competing at senior level for France in 2023.[5]

Cordeau was part of the French team alongside Lisa Barbelin and Caroline Lopez that won the team recurve event at the 2024 European Archery Championships.[6] At the age of 18, Cordeau was selected in the French team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[1][7] During the ranking round she was seeded 17th. She made it to the round of 32 before being knocked out by Megan Havers. [8]

Personal life

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Cordeau is from Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, France.[1] Her father Richard is a former French archer.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Annemasse : Amélie Cordeau ne fait pas que rêver des JO, elle est déterminée pour y aller". Le Messager (in French). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ "La Haut-Savoyarde Amélie Cordeau titrée aux mondiaux de tir à l'arc". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Amélie Cordeau Championne d'Europe U18, 9 médailles pour les Bleuets" (in French). Fédération française de tir à l'arc [fr]. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Tir à l'arc : Amélie Cordeau devient championne de France". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "La belle ascension" (in French). RMC. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Tir à l'arc : Les archers français tout sourire !" (in French). Sport Mag. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  7. ^ "France cuts Paris 2024 Olympic squads to finals fours". World Archery. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's individual ranking round results". olympics.com. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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