Penny Healey
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| Born | 7 March 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Recurve | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 1st (2023) | |||||||||||||||||
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Penny Healey (born 7 March 2005)[1] is a British archer competing in women's recurve events.[2][3] She won two gold medals at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland: one in the women's recurve individual event and a second in the women's recurve team event.[4][5][6]
In the 2023 season, Healey became the number one women's recurve archer in the world[7] following an individual gold medal at Stage 1 of the 2023 Archery World Cup in Antalya,[8] and her success at the 2023 European Games.[9] She was a nominee for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2023.[10][11][12][13]
References
- ^ "2023 World Archery Championships" (PDF). World Archery. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Penny Healey | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "One year to go: Telford's Penny Healey path to Paris Olympics is plotted out". www.shropshirestar.com. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Healey wins second gold at European Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "European Games 2023: Princess-inspired Healey writes fairytale ending in Krakow with gold and Paris 2024 quota for Great Britain". olympics.com. June 28, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "Penny Healey doubles up with second gold of Games". www.shropshirestar.com. 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Penny Healey, the British archer doing it differently". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Healey's Antalya win pushes her to world number one | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Healey wins second gold at European Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Britain's Healey shortlisted for BBC's young sports personality of the year | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Penny Healey up for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year". archerygb.org. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Trio nominated for Young Sports Personality award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ Drew, Mark (2023-12-01). "Newport archer Penny sets her sights on BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year title". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
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