Paige Pearce (born March 21, 1995)[1] is an American compound archer. She won two medals at the 2019 World Archery Championships held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands: the silver medal in the women's individual compound event and also the silver medal in the women's team compound event.[1]

Paige Pearce
Personal information
Full namePaige Pearce Gore
Born (1995-03-21) March 21, 1995 (age 29)
California, U.S.
Home townRed Bluff, California, U.S.
EducationShasta College
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportArchery
EventCompound
Medal record
Women's compound archery
Representing  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 's-Hertogenbosch Individual
Silver medal – second place 2019 's-Hertogenbosch Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Yankton Team
World Field Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Yankton Individual
Gold medal – first place 2022 Yankton Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Lac La Biche Individual
Silver medal – second place 2024 Lac La Biche Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Lac La Biche Mixed team
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Individual
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Individual
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellín Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Santiago Individual
Silver medal – second place 2012 San Salvador Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Medellín Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Santiago Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Santiago Mixed team

Career

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Pearce won two medals at the 2018 Pan American Archery Championships held in Medellín, Colombia: the gold medal in the mixed team compound event and the bronze medal in the women's team compound event.[2]

In 2019, Pearce won the bronze medal in the women's individual event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[3] In 2020, she won the women's compound event at the Vegas Shoot held in Las Vegas, United States.[4][5] Pearce also competed in the inaugural Lockdown Knockout tournament organised by World Archery where she was ultimately eliminated by Sara López of Colombia.[6]

Pearce won the bronze medal in the women's team compound event at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, South Dakota, United States.[7] She also competed in the women's individual compound and compound mixed team events.[7]

In January 2022, Pearce finished in second place in the Women’s Open Pro event at the Lancaster Archery Classic held near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.[8]

Pearce represented the United States at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.[9] She won the bronze medal in the women's compound event.[10][11] She defeated Toja Ellison of Slovenia in her bronze medal match.[10][11] In that same year, Pearce won three medals at the Pan American Archery Championships held in Santiago, Chile, including the gold medal in the women's individual compound event.[12][13]

In 2024, she won three medals at the World Field Archery Championships held in Lac La Biche, Canada: she won the gold medal in the women's individual compound event, the silver medal in the women's team compound event and the silver medal in the mixed team compound event.

Achievements

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Year Competition Location Rank Event
2018 Pan American Archery Championships Medellín, Colombia 3rd Team
1st Mixed team
2019 World Archery Championships 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 2nd Individual
2nd Team
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd Individual
2021 World Archery Championships Yankton, United States 3rd Team
2022 World Games Birmingham, United States 3rd Individual
Pan American Archery Championships Santiago, Chile 1st Individual
3rd Team
3rd Mixed team

References

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  1. ^ a b "2019 World Archery Championships" (PDF). World Archery. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 Pan American Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Archery. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Johnston, George (February 12, 2020). "Red Bluff's Paige Pearce makes archery history at Las Vegas competitions". Red Bluff Daily News. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Vegas Shoot Payouts" (PDF). National Field Archery Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  6. ^ Gillen, Nancy (May 18, 2020). "López triumphs in inaugural World Archery Lockdown Knockout". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "2021 World Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). IANSEO - Integrated Result System. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  8. ^ Kasprzak, Emma (January 31, 2022). "Ella Gibson finishes 3rd at Lancaster Archery Classic". Archery GB. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "USA Archery Announces Compound Lineup for 2022 World Games in Birmingham". USA Archery. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Houston, Michael (July 9, 2022). "Gibson and Becerra claim compound archery titles at World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "USA's Nick Kappers and Paige Pearce scoop Pan Am compound titles". World Archery. November 27, 2022. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  13. ^ "2022 Pan American Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Archery. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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