Canadian recurve archer (born 1994)
Virginie Chénier
Virginie Chénier in 2024
Born (1994-09-12 ) September 12, 1994 (age 30) Montreal , Quebec , CanadaHeight 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) Sport Archery Personal best 652 (qualification round)
Virginie Chénier (born September 12, 1994) is a Canadian recurve archer .[ 1] Chénier has competed for Canada for over 12 years and has won medals at the continental level.
Career
Chénier's personal best in the qualification round is 652.[ 2] Chénier first competed for Canada on the international stage in 2013.[ 1] Chénier has competed at three Pan American Games for Canada, with her first appearance being at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto .[ 3] Chénier also competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima , Peru and the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago , Chile.[ 4] [ 5] At the 2023 World Archery Championships , Chénier finished 57th overall in the individual event.[ 6]
Chénier's 2024 season saw her win two medals at the 2024 Pan American Archery Championships , bronze medals in the individual and mixed team events.[ 7] [ 8] In June 2024, Chénier was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team .[ 9] [ 10]
References
^ a b "Virginie Chénier" . wwww.olympic.ca . Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ "World Archery Athlete Profile Virginie Chénier" . www.extranet.worldarchery.sport/ . World Archery . 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ Hossain, Asif (16 June 2015). "Duenas leads Canada's archery team named for Pan Am Games" . www.olympic.ca/ . Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ "Seven archers en route to Lima for the 2019 Pan American Games" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee . 19 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ "Canada's Santiago 2023 archery team announced" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ "La météo complique la tâche de Virginie Chénier aux mondiaux de tir à l'arc" [The weather complicates Virginie Chénier's task at the archery world championships]. Laval Courrier (in French). Laval, Quebec, Canada. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ "Canadian Archers Bring Home Multiple Medals from 2024 Pan American Championships" . www.archerycanada.ca . Archery Canada . 27 April 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024 . Virginie Chenier of Laval, QC captured bronze in women's individual recurve, and then partnered with Eric Peters of Kitchener, ON to take bronze in mixed team recurve.
^ Turgeon, Luc (18 April 2024). "Tir à l'arc Une première participation olympique dans la mire de Virginie Chénier" [Archery A first Olympic participation in Virginie Chénier’s sights]. La Presse (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ McGoldrick, Hayley (28 June 2024). "Peters, Chénier to represent Team Canada in archery at Paris 2024" . Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 28 June 2024 .
^ "Peters, Chénier named to Canada's archery team for Paris Olympics" . Toronto Star . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press . 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024 .
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