Riau Ega Agata Salsabilla (born 25 November 1991) is an Indonesian recurve archer.[4] He represented Indonesia at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Riau Ega Agata Salsabilla
Riau Ega at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Born (1991-11-25) 25 November 1991 (age 32)
Blitar, East Java, Indonesia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryIndonesia
SportArchery
Eventrecurve
Medal record
Men's archery
Representing  Indonesia
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Shanghai Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Shanghai Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Shanghai Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bangkok Men's team
Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bangkok Men's team[1]
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bangkok Mixed team
Asian Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2011 Vientiane Individual[2]
Silver medal – second place 2011 Vientiane Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Palembang Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya Men's team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Naypyidaw Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Naypyidaw Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Individual
ASEAN University Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Palembang Individual[3]
Gold medal – first place 2014 Palembang Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Palembang Mixed team

Career

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At the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games, Ega won gold along with partner Ika Yuliana Rochmawati in the mixed team recurve category.[5] He competed in the individual recurve event and the team recurve event at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[6]

2015 SEA Games

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In the 2015 SEA Games, Ega won silver in the men's team recurve event, along with Hendra Purnama & Muhammad Hanif Wijaya.[7] In the mixed team recurve event, he along with partner Ika Yuliana Rochmawati won the gold medal.[7][8]

2016 Summer Olympics

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Ega, along with compatriot Hendra Purnama & Muhammad Hanif Wijaya, qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[9] The three of them would be competing in the men's individual and team category.

In the men's team category, the Indonesia team scored a total of 1962 from 216 arrows in the ranking round, scoring 48 10s and 23 Xs, the team managed to rank ten out of twelve teams overall. In the 1/8 Eliminations, the team met seventh-ranked Chinese Taipei, consisting of Kao Hao-wen, Wei Chun-heng, and Yu Guan-lin. Indonesia went on to win 6–2 after two wins and two ties.[10] In the Quarterfinals, they were put up against second-ranked United States, consisting of Brady Ellison, Zach Garrett, and Jake Kaminski. Indonesia went on to lose 2–6 after they had equalized points 2–2 in the second set.[11]

In the men's individual, Ega ranked 32 out of 64 participants, scoring a total of 660 from 72 arrows with 26 10s and 7 Xs. He met Xing Yu of China in the first round, and went on to win 7–1. He then was put up against first-ranked Kim Woo-jin of South Korea, who had just broken the world record the previous day in the ranking round. However, in an upset, Ega Agatha won the match 6–2 against the world champion.[12] He went on until the Round of 16, where he was beaten by Italy's Mauro Nespoli, who had beaten Ega Agatha's compatriot Muhammad Hanif Wijaya earlier on.[13]

2020 Summer Olympics

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Ega, along with compatriot Arif Dwi Pangestu and Alviyanto Prastyadi, qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The three of them competed in the men's individual and team category. He also played in the mixed team category along with partner Diananda Choirunisa.

References

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  1. ^ "Riau Ega Agata Salsabilla - Results". World Archery. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2nd Asian Grand Prix 2011". World Archery. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Archery at 17th ASEAN University Games". SEA Sports News. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Riau Ega Agatha". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Emas Panahan ISG" [Gold in ISG's Archery]. Antara News. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. ^ "2015 World Archery Championships: Entries by country" (PDF). ianseo.net. pp. 7–18. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Archery View Result - 28th SEA Games Singapore 2015" (PDF). seagames2015.com. p. 4. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ Ng, Charmaine. "SEA Games: Singapore archers land two bronzes, Indonesia dominate on first day of finals". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. ^ "6 teams claim Rio 2016 berths at final world qualifier". World Archery Federation. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  10. ^ "What you missed: Men's archery team round of 16". NBC Olympics. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Men's team archery: South Korea shoots its way to gold, USA to silver". NBC Olympics. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  12. ^ Wells, Chris. "#1 Seed Kim Suffers Shock 2nd-Round Defeat in Rio". World Archery. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Riau Ega Terhenti di Babak 16 Besar" [Riau Ega stopped in round of 16]. DetikCom. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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