Mackenzie Brown Explained

Mackenzie Brown
Birth Place:Flint, Texas, U.S.[1]
Height:177 cm[2]
Residence:Chula Vista, California, U.S.
Weight:74 kg
Sport:Archery
Event:Recurve
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Mackenzie Yee Brown (born March 14, 1995) is an American archer.[3] [4] She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as the USA's only female archer. She represented the United States again at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Early life

She was born in Flint, Texas, where she spent her childhood and grew up around bowhunting.[5] She is the daughter of Stacey and Chuck Brown. She is an Evangelical Christian.[6] As of summer 2016, she resides in Chula Vista, California where she is a Resident Athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.[7]

Archery career

Prior to her archery career, she participated in competitive swimming, hoping to eventually swim at the Olympic games. In her mid-teens, she discovered the sport of archery and dedicated her time completely to the sport, participating in the National Archery in the Schools program. Brown later participated in the Junior Olympic Archery Development club and participated in the 2012 Olympic Trials for archery, placing 16th, but did not earn a spot to the 2012 Summer Olympics. She won a team silver medal at the 2012 Pan American Championships, won an individual silver medal at the 2015 World Youth Championships,[8] won a team bronze medal at the 2014 Pan American Championships, and won an individual silver medal at the 2015 World Archery Youth Championships. As of August 2016, she is the fourth ranked female archer in the world.[9] As a result, she was named the sole female member of the United States archery team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In a major upset, Brown was defeated in the round of 32 of the women's individual event by Myanmar archer San Yu Htwe.[10] She was nicknamed as the "Girl on Fire".

Personal

Brown stated that she would not be getting a COVID-19 vaccine, and would not have participated at the 2020 Olympic Games had vaccination been mandatory.[11]

Notes and References

  1. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=brown-mackenzie/index.html Mackenzie Brown
  2. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mackenzie-brown Mackenzie Brown
  3. Web site: United States Olympic Committee. Athlete Profiles: Mackenzie Brown Team USA . https://web.archive.org/web/20141223111702/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-archery/athletes/Mackenzie-Brown. dead. December 23, 2014. Team USA. July 18, 2016.
  4. Web site: Rio 2016: Meet Mackenzie Brown, the Girl on Fire. Archery 360. Archery Trade Association. September 28, 2015. September 7, 2016.
  5. Web site: Taylor. Walston. 2020-01-23. Mackenzie Brown Shares Tips for Aspiring Archers. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201210001743/https://archery360.com/2020/01/23/mackenzie-brown-shares-tips-for-aspiring-archers/. 2020-12-10. 2020-12-10. Archery 360. grew up around bowhunting.
  6. Web site: Evangelical archer Mackenzie Brown takes aim at first Olympics. Religion News Service. Kimberly. Watson. August 5, 2016. September 7, 2016.
  7. Web site: Who is... Mackenzie Brown. NBC Olympics. NBC Universal. Eric. Scatamacchia. March 21, 2016. September 7, 2016.
  8. Web site: Mackenzie Brown. NBC Olympics. NBC Universal. September 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024215910/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=brown-mackenzie/index.html. October 24, 2016. dead.
  9. Web site: Mackenzie Brown. World Archery. September 7, 2016.
  10. Upset: USA's Mackenzie Brown falls in Round of 32. NBC Olympics. NBC Universal. video. September 7, 2016.
  11. Web site: Unvaccinated U.S. archers say COVID-19 shot 'personal choice'. 24 July 2021. 30 July 2021.