Elena Richter Explained

Elena Richter
Birth Date:3 July 1989
Birth Place:Berlin, Germany
Height:1.74 m
Weight:67 kg
Country:Germany
Sport:Archery
Event:Recurve
Club:BSC BB-Berlin
Coach:Oliver Haidn

Elena Richter (born 3 July 1989) is a retired German archer.[1] She contested the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's individual competition,[2] where she was eliminated in the second knockout round placing 30th place in the preliminary ranking round.[3]

Richter achieved her first senior title with gold medal at the 2012 World Field Archery Championships in Val d'Isère,[4] and became Germany's first female winner of an Archery World Cup gold medal after victory in the tournament's opening stage in Shanghai.[5] Richter was also a three-time German national champion, winning her third title in 2019 after defeating 2016 Olympic silver medalist Lisa Unruh.[6] In 2019, she also won the gold medal in the women's individual event at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China.[7]

Richter announced her retirement from archery in August 2020 after the 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steckbrief von Elena Richter (German) . Deutscher Schützenbund . 24 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702112647/http://www.dsb.de/sport/leistungssport/kaderschuetzen/profil/240-Elena-Richter/ . 2 July 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Elena Richter – Archery – Olympic Athlete . London2012.com . . 24 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120725174545/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/richter-elena-1092572/ . 25 July 2012 . live .
  3. Elena Richter. 2018-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20180430050053/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/elena-richter-1.html. 2018-04-30. dead.
  4. Web site: Athlete of the Week: Elena RICHTER (GER). World Archery Federation. 29 August 2012. 26 October 2020.
  5. Web site: German archer Richter to miss Tokyo 2020 after shock retirement. Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company. Geoff. Berkeley. 28 August 2020. 28 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Richter entthront Unruh mit Recurve-Bogen. German. Welt. Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 3 August 2019. 28 September 2020.
  7. Web site: Results Book. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112134942/https://results.wuhan2019mwg.cn/file/RESULTS-7th%20CISM%20Military%20World%20Games-总成绩册.pdf. November 12, 2019. 2019 Military World Games. dead. February 14, 2020.

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