Toja Ellison Explained

Toja Ellison
Birth Name:Toja Černe
Birth Date:1993 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Ljubljana, Slovenia
Spouse:Brady Ellison
Country:Slovenia
Sport:Archery
Event:Compound

Toja Ellison (Černe, born 4 July 1993)[1] is a Slovenian compound archer. At the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus, she won the gold medal in the women's individual compound event.[2] [3]

Career

In 2017, she won the silver medal in the women's individual compound event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[4]

In 2019, alongside Staš Modic, she won a silver medal in the mixed team event at the Archery World Cup in Berlin. In 2020, she finished in 14th place in the women's compound event at The Vegas Shoot held in Las Vegas, United States.[5] She also competed in the inaugural Lockdown Knockout tournament organised by World Archery without winning a medal.[6]

In 2021, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's individual compound event at the World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States.[7] She also competed in the mixed team event.

She lost her bronze medal match in the women's individual compound event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.[8] [9]

Personal life

Ellison was born and raised in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[10] In April 2016, she married recurve archer Brady Ellison.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 World Archery Championships. World Archery. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420210047/https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/Events/World_Championships/Target/2019_s-Hertogenbosch/BOOK.pdf. 20 April 2020. 20 April 2020.
  2. News: Rowbottom. Mike. Belarus K2 500m canoe sprint pair beat Hungary's world champions to gold at Minsk 2019. 26 June 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 5 April 2020.
  3. News: Stanley. John. Ellison outshoots world champion to inaugural compound women's title at European Games. 26 June 2019. World Archery. 5 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Archery Results Book. 2017 World Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200527211737/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Archery.pdf. 27 May 2020. 27 May 2020.
  5. Web site: 2020 Vegas Shoot Payouts. National Field Archery Association. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200422130559/http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2020/6284/payouts.pdf. 22 April 2020. 22 April 2020.
  6. News: Gillen. Nancy. 18 May 2020. López triumphs in inaugural World Archery Lockdown Knockout. InsideTheGames.biz. 23 May 2020.
  7. News: 25 September 2021. Sara Lopez wins elusive world champion title in Yankton. World Archery. 25 September 2021.
  8. News: Houston . Michael . 9 July 2022 . Gibson and Becerra claim compound archery titles at World Games . . 11 July 2022.
  9. Web site: Archery Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220715232555/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Archery.pdf . 15 July 2022 . 15 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  10. Web site: Toja Ellison: My plan is to become a better person. 23 June 2017. World Archery. 17 April 2020.