Telford's Phoebe Paterson-Pine named in GB archery squad for World and Euro Championships
Great Britain archer Phoebe Paterson-Pine has been named as part of the squad for the Para World and European Championships in July and August this year.
The archer who lives in Telford claimed gold in her debut Paralympic Games in Tokyo last year and has been selected in the nine-person squad who will have vital shots at qualifying for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.
The 25-year-old and current world number one within the Compound Women Open category was awarded an MBE for her services to Archery following her success in Tokyo.
Paterson-Pine, who has spina bifida, first tried archery on a family holiday – enjoying it so much that she joined her local club.
Having moved to Telford in 2019 from her family home in Cirencester, the GB archer is also a student at Worcester University, studying sports coaching science.
The world number one already holds multiple National, European and World records and broke five UK, European and World records over five days in 2022.
Having already won gold with teammate Jamie Harris at the 2022 European Para Cup Final as part of the mixed team and bronze in the Compound Women individual event, Paterson-Pine is expected to be one of the front runners at this year’s events.
