Jessica Stretton, MBE (born 23 March 2000) is a British Paralympic archer with cerebral palsy.
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 March 2000[1] London, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In the 2016 Summer Paralympics, her debut Paralympics, Stretton won her first Paralympic medal, which was gold, at the age of 16. She became Great Britain's youngest ever medallist in archery.
Stretton was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to archery.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Jess Stretton - Rio 2016". rio.paralympics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "World Archery Extranet". extranet.worldarchery.org. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "New Year's Honours list 2017" (PDF). Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 30 December 2016. p. 86. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
External links edit
- Jessica Stretton at the World Archery Federation
- Jessica Stretton at the International Paralympic Committee
- Jess Stretton at the British Paralympic Association
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