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Dave Cousins (archer)

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Dave Cousins
Personal information
BornApril 16, 1977 (1977-04-16) (age 47)
Medal record
Men's compound archery
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Riom Individual
Gold medal – first place 1999 Riom Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 New York City Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Madrid Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ulsan Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 New York City Individual
World Field Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Canberra Individual
Gold medal – first place 2010 Visegrád Individual
Gold medal – first place 2022 Yankton Individual
Gold medal – first place 2022 Yankton Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Obergurgl Individual
Silver medal – second place 2000 Cortina d'Ampezzo Individual
Silver medal – second place 2006 Gothenburg Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Llwynypia & Cardiff Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Val d'Isère Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Yankton Team
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Nîmes Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Aalborg Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 İzmir Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Florence Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Florence Individual
World 3D Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sassari Individual
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Akita Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Duisburg Individual

Dave Cousins (born April 16, 1977) is an American compound archer and former number one ranked compound archer in the world.[1]

Career

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He held the FITA 720 world record with a score of 712 until it was broken by Canadian Dietmar Trillus. Dietmar's record stood at 713 until it was beaten by Liam Grimwood in July 2011.

He has shot the most 1400 gents fitas recorded in history by one archer. He has competed several times at International Archery Federation (FITA) world championships in the men's compound division.

He finished 2nd in 2003 at the 42nd World Outdoor Target Championship, 18th in 2005 at the 43rd World Outdoor Target Archery Championships, 9th at the 9th Indoor Archery World Championship in 2007, and 33rd at the Archery World Championships in 2009.

In 2010, he won the world field championships held in Visegrád, Hungary. He was last ranked number 1 in the world by FITA on June 20, 2005.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Dave Cousins sets new FITA World Record". hoytusa.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. ^ "Dave Cousins' FITA competition record". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
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