Eric Bennett (archer)
Eric Christopher Bennett (born 4 November 1973) is an American Paralympic archer from Surprise, Arizona and World Para-Archery Champion, as well as a Parapan American Games silver medalist. He is a four-time U.S. national champion.
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| Full name | Eric Christopher Bennett | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 November 1973[1] Phoenix, Arizona, United States[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Surprise, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||
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| Event(s) | Recurve | ||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | MJ Rogers | ||||||||||||||||
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He has competed three times at the Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal at the 2015 World Championships in Men's recurve.
Biography
After becoming an archer at the age of 7. He lost his right arm above the elbow in a car accident caused by a drunk driver when he was 15 years old. Bennett learned to shoot with only one arm. He joined the U.S. national team in 2007, qualifying for his first Paralympics in Beijing the following year. [3]
In the summer of 2015, Bennett was selected to the U.S. archery team for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, making this his third Paralympics.[3]
References
- "Athlete Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
- "World Archery Extranet". extranet.worldarchery.org. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
- Hendricks, Trisha (28 July 2016). "Surprise archer with one arm headed to Rio for Paralympics". www.12news.com. Retrieved 2017-08-06.