American archer (born 1988)
Brady Ellison
Ellison at the 2019 World Cup Final
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Full name
| Brady Lee Ellison
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Born
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1988-10-27
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October 27, 1988
(age 35)
Glendale, Arizona
, U.S.
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Height
| 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
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Weight
| 190 lb (86 kg)
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Brady Ellison
(born October 27, 1988) is an American
archer
who competes in
recurve
archery
. He holds the record for the longest continuous period as the
world number-one-ranked men's recurve archer
, from August 2011 to April 2013. He earned his nickname "The Prospector" during the 2015 world championships due to his proclivity for 'finding gold'.
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citation needed
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Personal life
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As a child, Ellison suffered from
Legg?Calve?Perthes disease
and wore leg braces for some time. He has had subsequent health issues with his knees, particularly in the lead-up to and during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and the fingers of his drawing hand.
Ellison married Slovenian archer
Toja ?erne
(now known as Toja Ellison) in April 2016. He credits his wife with introducing him to alternative medicine, which was used to cure pain in his fingers in late 2018. The pair had their first child in November 2020.
Ellison started archery as a child in Arizona. Initially, Ellison shot with a compound and represented the United States internationally as a youth archer with the bowstyle. He switched to recurve on the recommendation of coaches at the national training center in Chula Vista, California, where he has spent much of his time.
Career
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Olympics
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At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Ellison finished his ranking round with a total of 664 points, which gave him the 15th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced John Burnes in the first round. Ellison won the match 111?89 and advanced to the second round. Here he was unable to beat another Canadian Jay Lyon, who was too strong with 113?107.
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Together with
Butch Johnson
and
Vic Wunderle
he also took part in the team event. With his 664 score from the ranking round combined with the 653 of Johnson and the 652 of Wunderle the Americans were in 10th position after the ranking round. In the first round they lost to Chinese Taipei, 222?218.
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Ellison secured his spot for the 2012 Olympics at the USA Archery's Olympic Trials in
Colorado Springs
,
Colorado
.
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He was sponsored by Solve Media,
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Hoyt Archery, Easton Arrows, and Axcel Sight and Scopes, among others.
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He won a silver team medal together with his teammates
Jake Kaminski
and
Jacob Wukie
.
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At the 2016 Rio Games, Ellison won an individual
bronze
medal, and a team
silver
medal with teammates Jake Kaminski and Zach Garrett.
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He represented the United States at the
2020 Summer Olympics
held in Tokyo, Japan. He lost to
Mete Gazoz
of Turkey in the quarterfinals of the
men's individual
event.
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World Championships
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Ellison won medals at several editions of the
World Archery Championships
.
Two months after the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the
men's team
event at the
2021 World Archery Championships
held in Yankton, United States.
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He also won the bronze medal in the
men's individual
event.
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The World Games
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At three editions of
The World Games
(2013, 2017 and 2022), Ellison won the silver medal in the individual field recurve competition.
Other
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In 2022, he won the men's recurve event at the Vegas Shoot held in Las Vegas, United States.
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Pop culture
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Ellison appeared in an episode of the American-based TV show
Mythbusters
, where he helped to test the myth of the Ancient Greek 'arrow machine gun' (a mythical device that could fire arrows in a way similar to modern machine guns). With Ellison's help, the myth was deemed
plausible
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Individual performance timeline in Outdoor Recurve
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References
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"Brady Ellison"
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teamusa.org
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United States Olympic Committee
. Archived from
the original
on October 30, 2014
. Retrieved
August 6,
2016
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Brady Ellison
Archived
September 2, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
. rio2016.com
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"Athlete biography: Brady Ellison"
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Beijing2008.cn
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The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
. Archived from
the original
on September 7, 2008.
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"Brady Ellison ? Olympics Athletes ? 2008 Summer Olympics"
. ESPN
. Retrieved
October 6,
2011
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"Shooting Staff"
. Hoyt Recurve. Archived from
the original
on August 2, 2012
. Retrieved
July 27,
2012
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Robinson, Tom.
"Olympic Weekend Wrap-Up: June 4, 2012"
. teamUSA.org. Archived from
the original
on June 5, 2012
. Retrieved
July 18,
2012
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Heitner, Darren.
"American Olympians Competing For Gold In Archery And Weightlifting Find Timely Financial Support"
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Forbes
. Retrieved
July 18,
2012
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"A WORD FOR BRADY'S SPONSORS...THANKS"
. BradyEllison.com
. Retrieved
July 18,
2012
.
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permanent dead link
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Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill
; et al.
"Brady Ellison"
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Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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Sports Reference LLC
. Archived from
the original
on September 13, 2016.
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Metcalfe, Jeff.
"Arizona archer Brady Ellison qualifies for fourth Olympics"
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The Arizona Republic
. Retrieved
June 17,
2021
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Lloyd, Owen (September 24, 2021).
"South Korea sweep team recurve finals at World Archery Championships"
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InsideTheGames.biz
. Retrieved
September 25,
2021
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a
b
"2021 World Archery Championships Results Book"
(PDF)
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IANSEO - Integrated Result System
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Archived
(PDF)
from the original on September 26, 2021
. Retrieved
October 2,
2021
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Wells, Chris (February 7, 2022).
"Teenagers Bodie Turner, Liko Arreola win Vegas Shootdowns"
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World Archery
. Retrieved
March 6,
2022
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External links
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