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Virginie Chénier

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Virginie Chénier
Virginie Chénier in 2024
Personal information
Born (1994-09-12) September 12, 1994 (age 30)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportArchery
Achievements and titles
Personal best652 (qualification round)
Medal record
Women's recurve archery
Representing  Canada
Pan American Archery Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Santigo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Medellín Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Medellín Mixed team

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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Virginie Chénier". wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "World Archery Athlete Profile Virginie Chénier". www.extranet.worldarchery.sport/. World Archery. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Canada's Santiago 2023 archery team announced" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ McGoldrick, Hayley (28 June 2024). "Peters, Chénier to represent Team Canada in archery at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  10. ^ "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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