Braden Gellenthien (born April 26, 1986 in Boston) is an athlete from the United States who competes in compound archery. He is a former world number one archer and has won individual gold medals at the FITA Archery World Cup, Indoor World Championships and Arizona Cup, and team gold medals at the World Archery Championships.[1]

Braden Gellenthien
Gellenthien at FITA World Cup, September 2013
Personal information
Born (1986-04-26) April 26, 1986 (age 38)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Home townHudson, Massachusetts, U.S.
Medal record
Men's compound archery
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ulsan Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Torino Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Yankton Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Leipzig Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico Individual
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Rome Individual
Gold medal – first place 2012 Tokyo Individual
Silver medal – second place 2007 Dubai Individual
Silver medal – second place 2009 Copenhagen Individual
Silver medal – second place 2010 Edinburgh Individual
Silver medal – second place 2013 Paris Individual
Indoor World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Izmir Individual
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rzeszow Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Las Vegas Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nimes Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Individual
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2005 Izmir Team

He won the 2021 Athlete of the Year award by World Archery Americas in the compound men category.[2]

He competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.[3][4]

He is married to Danish archer Tanja Jensen.

References

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  1. ^ ":: FITA / Web Site Management Screens ::". old.archery.org. Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "World Archery Americas announces award winners for 2021". World Archery Americas. February 18, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "USA Archery Announces Compound Lineup for 2022 World Games in Birmingham". USA Archery. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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