Peter Elzinga (born 30 January 1981, Almere, Netherlands), is a Dutch former athlete who competed in compound archery. His achievements include becoming the world number one ranked archer in 2004, which position he held for 384 days, and breaking the world record 1440 round with 1419 points in 2009.[5]
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's archery | ||
Representing  Netherlands
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| World Championships | ||
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2011 Torino | Mixed Team |
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2019 's-Hertogenbosch | Team |
| World Indoor Championships | ||
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2018 Yankton | Team |
| World Cup Final | ||
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2006 Merida | Individual |
| European Archery Championships | ||
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2004 Brussels | Individual |
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2014 Echmiadzin | Individual |
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2008 Vittel | Men's Team |
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2012 Amsterdam | Mixed Team |
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2014 Echmiadzin | Men's Team |
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2016 Nottingham | Individual |
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2010 Rovareto | Men's Team |
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2010 Rovareto | Individual |
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2012 Amsterdam | Men's Team |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
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2004 Sassari | Individual[1] |
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2008 Torino | Men's Team[2] |
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2013 Rzeszów | Men's Team[3] |
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2015 Koper | Men's Team[4] |
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2008 Torino | Individual |
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2013 Rzeszów | Individual |
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2004 Sassari | Men's Team |
Individually, Elzinga won silver in the 2006 World Cup final and one gold in a World Cup stage. With the Dutch team, he won three World Cup stages. At the World Archery Championships he won silver in 2011 with Inge van Caspel in the mixed team, and bronze in 2019 with Mike Schloesser and Sil Pater in the men's team.[6] Elzinga won nine European titles and at least sixteen medals in total at European championships in- and outdoors.
In 2020 he retired as an international athlete and became one of the Dutch national coaches. He replaced former teammate Emiel Custers who took a position at NOC*NSF.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Campionati Europei Indoor". Federazione Italiana Tiro con L'Arco (Fitarco) (in Italian). March 21, 2024.
- ^ "XI European and Mediterranean Indoor Archery Championship" (pdf). World Archery. March 8, 2008.
- ^ "European Archery Indoor Championships Rzeszow Poland" (PDF). World Archery Europe. March 2, 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on May 12, 2022 – via ianseo.net.
- ^ "European Indoor Championships, Koper, Slovenia". World Archery. February 28, 2015.
- ^ Chris Wells (August 30, 2020). "Mike Schloesser breaks 1440 Round world record with 1421 points". World Archery.
- ^ "Athlete profile" (pdf). World Archery. May 6, 2024. Note: this profile is incomplete.
- ^ "Handboogschutter Elzinga wordt bondscoach". Omroep Almere (in Dutch). October 15, 2020.
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