Anita Chapman Explained

Anita Chapman
Birth Place:Doncaster, England
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Anita Chapman MBE (born 3 July 1952) is a British Paralympic archer who won medals at four Paralympics.

Career

In individual medals she won silver at the 1996 Summer Paralympics she joined Kathleen Smith and Rebecca Gale to gain a bronze medal for the UK in the women's archery team open. This was better than 1992 when the UK had won no medals.[1]

Chapman won gold at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[2] In team medals she was on the bronze medal team at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, the silver medalist team at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, and the gold medal-winning team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[3]

Chapman was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2003 New Year Honours for services to Archery.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archery. 2021-07-05. National Paralympic Heritage Trust. en.
  2. Web site: Paralympics: Britons swell gold rush with eight medals. The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Gareth A.. Davies. 25 October 2000. 2 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605085437/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/paralympicsport/4774430/Paralympics-Britons-swell-gold-rush-with-eight-medals.html. 5 June 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: GB women take archery title. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 September 2004. 7 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20080724225055/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/other_sports/disability_sport/3691134.stm. 24 July 2008. live.
  4. Web site: MBEs A-C. BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 December 2002. 11 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20051124091302/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2615565.stm. 24 November 2005. live.

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