Mike Schloesser (born 15 january 1994[3] in Heerlen, Netherlands) is a compound archer from the Netherlands. In 2015, he was the first person to hit a perfect 600/600, hence his nickname Mister Perfect.[4][5] In December 2023 he surpassed Sara López as the longest-tenured world number one. Both had been in the top three since the beginning of the 2015 season.[6] Schloesser had been holding the number one position in the world ranking since 24 May 2021.[7] In March 2024 he broke the record for the longest consecutive days ranked number one.[8]

Mike Schloesser
Schloesser at the 2019 World Cup Final
Personal information
NicknameMister Perfect
Born (1994-01-15) January 15, 1994 (age 30)
Heerlen, the Netherlands
SpouseGabriela Bayardo
Medal record
Men's compound archery
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Belek Individual
Silver medal – second place 2021 Yankton Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Berlin Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2019 's-Hertogenbosch Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Berlin Team
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Yankton Individual
Silver medal – second place 2016 Ankara Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Yankton Team
World Field Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cortina Individual
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 2016 Odense Individual
Gold medal – first place 2019 Moscow Individual
Gold medal – first place 2021 Yankton Individual
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tlaxcala Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Hermosillo Individual
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Individual
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Echmiadzin Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Individual
Silver medal – second place 2018 Legnica Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Echmiadzin Mixed team
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Laško Individual
Gold medal – first place 2019 Samsun Individual
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rzeszów Team[1]
Gold medal – first place 2015 Koper Team[2]
Gold medal – first place 2022 Laško Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Vittel Individual
Silver medal – second place 2017 Vittel Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Koper Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Samsun Team
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Legnica Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Legnica Team

Schloesser has won three medals at the World Youth Archery Championships, competed in the Archery World Cup and in the 2013 World Archery Championships he qualified 5th in the same event. He also competed in the men's team compound and mixed team compound event for Netherlands.[9][10]

He won the gold medal in the men's individual compound event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. Schloesser and Sanne de Laat also won the silver medal in the mixed team compound event.[11]

In 2020, Schloesser won the silver medal in the men's individual compound event at the World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States.[12][13]

In February 2022, Schloesser won the gold medal in both the men's compound and men's team compound events at the 2022 European Indoor Archery Championships held in Laško, Slovenia.[14][15][16] In March 2022, he won also the men's compound event at the Dutch National Indoor Archery Championships.[17] In April 2022, he won the gold medal in the men's compound event at the Antalya, Turkey event in the 2022 Archery World Cup.[18][19]

Schloesser won the gold medal in the men's individual compound event at the 2022 European Archery Championships held in Munich, Germany.[20][21] He also won the silver medal in the men's team compound event.[20]

References edit

  1. ^ "European Archery Indoor Championships Rzeszow Poland" (PDF). World Archery Europe. 2 March 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on 12 May 2022 – via ianseo.net.
  2. ^ "European Indoor Championships, Koper, Slovenia". World Archery. 28 February 2015.
  3. ^ "2019 World Archery Championships" (PDF). World Archery. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. ^ Chris Wells (24 January 2015). "Mike Schloesser perfect: 600/600 in Nimes". World Archery.
  5. ^ John Stanley (30 April 2016). "Mister Perfect: Whatever way wins, wins best". World Archery.
  6. ^ Chris Wells (31 December 2023). "Schloesser surpasses Lopez for longest time spent ranked world #1". World Archery.
  7. ^ "Sanlida World Ranking". World Archery. 24 May 2021.
  8. ^ Chris Wells (26 March 2024). "Schloesser beats record for time at world #1 with 1038 days in a row". World Archery.
  9. ^ "World Archery > WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS > Outdoor - Belek Antalya 2013 > Live scores". www.worldarchery.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
  10. ^ World Archery profile: Mike Schloesser Archived October 2, 2013, at archive.today
  11. ^ "2019 European Games Archery" (PDF). World Archery. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Nico Wiener crowned world champion in Yankton". World Archery. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  13. ^ Houston, Michael (25 September 2021). "López completes hat-trick of golds at World Archery Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Gibson upgrades at Euros as Barbelin, Schloesser add to legends". World Archery. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  15. ^ Lloyd, Owen (18 February 2022). "Dutch win men's compound gold as six nations taste victory at European Indoor Archery Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 European Indoor Archery Championships" (PDF). World Archery Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Boogschutters hele dag aan de bak bij NK handboogschieten indoor in Den Bosch: 'Je staat steeds weer aan'". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 6 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Gibson ends 12-year wait for British Archery World Cup individual winner in Antalya". InsideTheGames.biz. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Handboogschutter Schloesser verovert wereldbekergoud in Antalya". NOS (in Dutch). 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  20. ^ a b Houston, Michael (11 June 2022). "Schloesser and Carpenter take compound titles at European Archery Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  21. ^ "2022 European Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Archery Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

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