Matt Stutzman Explained
Matt Stutzman |
Full Name: | Matthew Stutzman |
Birth Date: | 10 December 1982[1] |
Birth Place: | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
Country: | United States |
Sport: | Paralympic archery |
Event: | Compound open |
Coach: | Randi Smith[2] |
Headercolor: | lightsteelblue |
Matthew Stutzman (born December 10, 1982) is an American archer.[3] He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics[1] and won a silver medal in 2012.[2] Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery.[4] He holds a world record for the longest accurate shot in the sport.[5]
Stutzman was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and currently lives in Fairfield, Iowa.[6] He has three sons,[7] and appeared in the 2013 documentary film My Way to Olympia.[8]
He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 World Para Archery Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[9] [10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Matt Stutzman . Rio2016.com . . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203005059/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/matt-stutzman . December 3, 2016.
- Web site: Matt Stutzman . London 2012 Paralympics . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915221344/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/stutzman-matt-5512158/ . September 15, 2012.
- Web site: Archery: STUTZMAN Matt . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 29 August 2021 . August 29, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829144053/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/archery/athlete-profile-n1662277-stutzman-matt.htm . dead .
- Web site: July 2, 2012 . A Day in the Life: Matt Stutzman . YouTube . July 25, 2012.
- Web site: World Record Attempt: "Armless Archer" Matt Stutzman Looks to Make History . YouTube . July 25, 2012 .
- Web site: biography . InspirationalArcher.com . December 10, 1982 . July 25, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329161201/http://www.inspirationalarcher.com/biography.html . March 29, 2012.
- Web site: 2020-01-15 . 'Armless Archer' Stutzman and his disarming sense of humor . 2023-11-02 . AP News . en.
- http://www.palladiofilm.com/en/movies/my-way-to-olympia.html My Way to Olympia film webpage
- News: Brennan . Eliott . 25 February 2022 . Stutzman and Andrievskaia secure first individual gold medals at World Archery Para Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . . 26 February 2022.
- News: 25 February 2022 . "World champ baby!" – Stutzman delivers in Dubai . World Archery . 6 March 2022.