Bryony Pitman
- Northumbria University (BA)
- Brunel University London (MA)
Women's recurve archery | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2019 's-Hertogenbosch | Team |
World Games | ||
![]() | 2022 Birmingham | Individual |
European Games | ||
![]() | 2019 Minsk | Team |
![]() | 2023 Kraków-Małopolska | Team |
European Championships | ||
![]() | 2024 Essen | Mixed team |
Bryony Michaela Pitman (born 13 March 1997)[1] is a British archer competing in women's recurve events. She won the gold medal in the women's recurve team event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[2] Earlier in 2019, she won the bronze medal in the women's team recurve event at the World Archery Championships held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Pitman grew up in Shoreham-by-Sea. Her father Gary also arched in his youth.[4] At age 11, she joined Worthing Archery Club.[5]
Pitman attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Hove.[6] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History from Northumbria University in 2020 and a Master of Arts (MA) in Intelligence and Security Studies from Brunel University London in 2022.[7]
Career
Pitman, Daisy Clark and Evangeline Rawlings won the gold medal in the junior women's team event at the 2012 World Field Archery Championships held in Val-d'Isère, France.[8] In 2014, she competed in the girls' individual and mixed team events at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.[9] In the individual event, Pitman finished in 14th place in the ranking rounds.[9] She advanced to the elimination rounds where she was eliminated in her first match by Regina Romero of Guatemala.[9][10]
Pitman won the silver medal in the junior women's recurve event at the 2017 European Indoor Archery Championships held in Vittel, France.[11] She also won the bronze medal in the junior women's team recurve event, alongside Alyssia Tromans-Ansell and Elizabeth Warner.[11]
Pitman, Sarah Bettles and Naomi Folkard won the bronze medal in the women's team recurve event at the World Archery Championships held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[1][3] In the same month, she won the gold medal in the women's recurve team event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus, also alongside Sarah Bettles and Naomi Folkard.[2]
In 2021, Pitman represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[12] She competed in the women's individual and women's team events.[12] In the women's individual event, she finished in 38th place in the ranking round and she was eliminated in her third match in the elimination round by eventual silver medalist Elena Osipova of the Russian Olympic Committee athletes.[12] In the same year, Pitman also competed at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States.[13] She competed in the women's recurve, women's team recurve and recurve mixed team events.[13]
Pitman won the silver medal in the women's recurve event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.[14][15] She won the gold medal in the women's team recurve event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[16] She also competed in the women's individual recurve event.[16] In the same year, Pitman competed in the women's individual recurve and team recurve events at the 2023 World Archery Championships held in Berlin, Germany.[17]
Pitman and Conor Hall won the silver medal in the mixed team recurve event at the 2024 European Archery Championships held in Essen, Germany.[18][19] She also competed in the women's individual recurve and women's team recurve events.[19]
References
- ^ a b c "2019 World Archery Championships" (PDF). World Archery. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Rowbottom, Mike (22 June 2019). "Breakthrough win for Wiebes as Dutch dominate women's road cycling on day two of Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b O’Kane, Patrick (16 June 2019). "Chinese Taipei earn second gold of World Archery Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Bryony Going To The Olympics". Worthint Archery Club. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Fuller, Christian (12 July 2021). "Shoreham-by-Sea athlete Bryony Pitman ready for Tokyo Olympics". The Argus. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Fearns, Allison (12 May 2021). "Olympic athlete pays a visit to her old school". BBC Radio Sussex. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Bryony Pitman - National & Olympic Squad". ArcheryGB. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "2012 World Field Archery Championships Medalists" (PDF). archery.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Nanjing trip was a good experience for Bryony". Shoreham Herald. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b "2017 European Indoor Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). IANSEO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Archery Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b "2021 World Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). IANSEO - Integrated Result System. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Carpenter, Izzy (18 July 2022). "Bryony Pitman Takes Silver at the World Games". Archery GB. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ a b "2023 European Games Archery Results Book" (PDF). IANSEO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "2023 World Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Archery. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Ella Gibson is the 2024 European Champion". Archery GB. 14 May 2024. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 European Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). IANSEO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
External links
- Bryony Pitman at World Archery
- Bryony Pitman at Olympics.com
- Bryony Pitman at Olympedia
- Bryony Pitman at Team GB
- Bryony Pitman at the International World Games Association