Deonne Bridger
{{short description|Australian archer}}
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Deonne Ellen Bridger (born 15 May 1972) is an Australian archer. She has represented Australia in archery at two different Olympic Games (1996 in Atlanta and 2004 in Athens). She also represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. {{As of|June 2011}}, she was the top-ranked female Australian archer.
Personal
Bridger was born on 15 May 1972 in Perth, Western Australia. {{As of|2008}} she is {{convert|168|cm}} tall and weighs {{convert|62|kg}}.
Archery
Bridger began archery in 1976, at the age of four, in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.{{cite web |url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/world-cup/a/-/world-cup/8079260/fast-fives/ |title=World Cup 2010 – The West Australian |publisher=Au.news.yahoo.com |date=6 October 2010 |access-date=6 June 2012}} She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.{{cite web |url=http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/olympics |title=Olympic Games : Australian Institute of Sport : Australian Sports Commission |publisher=Australian Sports Commission |date=9 January 2008 |access-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606223207/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/olympics |archive-date=6 June 2011 |df=dmy}}
At the 1988 World Field Championships in Bolzano, Italy, she won a bronze medal in the junior women's recurve event.{{cite web |url=http://www.archery.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=42412 |title=Archery Australia |publisher=Archery.org.au |access-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711020819/http://www.archery.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=42412 |archive-date=11 July 2012 |df=dmy-all}} In October 2001, she finished first in the Ladies recurve event at the W.A. State Freestyle Field Championship while shooting for KGSA, with a marked score of 329 and unmarked score of 317 for a total of 646 with 143 hits and 86 5's.{{cite journal |journal=Australian Archer |date=December 2001 |pages=26–28 |publisher=Australian Archery |title=W.A. State Freestyle Championships |volume=6 |id=Print Post Publication no. PP636447/001 |location=Panania, New South Wales}} In December 2001, she was nationally ranked as the best female recurve archer in Australia with a WRL of 59, best listed of 1,288 and 2,518 current points. She was part of the Australian team at the 2002 European Grand Prix event held Turkey from 26 to 30 June.{{cite journal |journal=Australian Archer |date=June 2002 |page=9 |publisher=Australian Archery |title=Assue... Aussie... Aussie... Oi Oi Oi! |volume=8 |id=Print Post Publication no. PP636447/001 |location=Panania, New South Wales}} She won a bronze medal in the women's team event alongside teammates Madeleine Ferris and Marianne Gale at the 2002 World Field Championships in Canberra, Australia. In March 2003, she was ranked the best female Australian archer in recurve, ahead of Jo-Ann Galbraith. That month, she had a WRL of 82 and had 2,521 points.{{cite journal |journal=Australian Archer |date=March 2003 |page=29 |publisher=Australian Archery |title=National Ranking List, March 2003 |volume=10 |id=Print Post Publication no. PP636447/001 |location=Panania, New South Wales}}
Bridger represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/commonwealth-games/aussies-prominent-in-archery-showdown/story-fn5k3in0-1225934842863 |title=Aussies prominent in Archery showdown |work=Fox Sports |date=6 October 2010 |access-date=6 June 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-08-13/new-old-archers-bound-for-delhi/943546 |title=New, old archers bound for Delhi – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=13 August 2010 |access-date=6 June 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1084724/1/.html |title=Commonwealth Games English archer Danielle targets CGames gold |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |date=2 October 2010 |access-date=8 June 2012 |archive-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806001718/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1084724/1/.html |url-status=dead }} as a 38-year-old. In June 2011, she was Australia's highest ranked female archer.{{cite web |url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8277528 |title=Archery: Search on for new coach |publisher=Wwos.ninemsn.com.au |access-date=6 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318013207/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8277528 |archive-date=18 March 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}
Bridger attended a national team training camp in Canberra in September 2011 and March 2012. At the 2012 national championships in the team recurve event, she was part of Archery Western Australia's team. In the team target part, she had a score of 2,579.{{cite web |url=http://210.247.205.118/assets/console/document/documents/2012ncteam.pdf |publisher=Archery Australia |access-date=6 June 2012 |title=2012 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS |location=Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory |date=March 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} At the 2012 National Target Archery Championships, she finished first as a member of Archery Western Australia's team.{{cite web |url=http://210.247.205.118/assets/console/document/documents/2012nctargetfinal1.pdf |publisher=Archery Australia |access-date=6 June 2012 |title=2012 National Target Archery Championships |location=Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory |date=March 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{As of|2012|4|30}}, she is ranked as Australia's top female recurve archer.{{cite web |url=https://assets.imgstg.com/assets/console/document/documents/RC-0249.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085641/https://assets.imgstg.com/assets/console/document/documents/RC-0249.pdf |url-status=usurped |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=8 June 2012 |location=Australia |publisher=Archery Australia |title=National Target Ranking List |date=30 April 2012}}
=Olympics=
Bridger represented Australia at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and 2004 Athens Olympic Games.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/deonne-bridger-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070048/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/deonne-bridger-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Deonne Bridger|access-date=6 June 2012}} In Atlanta, competing as a 24-year-old, she finished 57th overall in the women's individual event. In the ranking round on 28 July 1996, she finished 50th with a TH of 72, scoring 11 10s and 28 9s. In the first half, she scored 209 and in the second half, she scored 306. In round one, match No. 2, she shot a 141 against Williamson of Great Britain. In Athens, when she was 32 years old, she finished 41st overall in the women's individual event. In the team event, she finished 11th. In the ranking round on 12 August 2004, she finished 29th overall, scoring 620 with 14 10s and 7 Xs. In the first half of the round, she scored 316. In the second half, she scored 304. In round one, match No. 26 on 15 August 2004, she went up against Beloslyudtseva of Kazakhstan, scoring 145 to Beloslyudtseva 's 150. In the 2004 team event, in the ranking round on 12 August 2004, her team scored 620 points and finished 15th. They met China on 20 August 2004 in Round One in Match No. 8. Australia lost, scoring 233 to China's 248. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she was the Australian archery team's section manager. In September 2011, she was named to the Australian archery shadow Olympic team.{{cite web |url=http://archery.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=42398 |title=Archery Australia High Performance Program Update |publisher=Archery Australia |first=Lucy |last=Warhurst |date=5 September 2011 |access-date=26 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320153307/http://archery.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=42398 |archive-date=20 March 2012}} At the September 2011 Australian Olympic Test event, she was ranked first with a score of 1278.{{cite web |url=http://www.archery.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=20669 |title=Archery Australia |publisher=Archery.org.au |access-date=8 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711045038/http://www.archery.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=20669 |archive-date=11 July 2012}} In March at the 2012 Olympic Games Nomination Shoot Results, she finished first with a score of 2579.{{cite web |url=http://www.archery.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=24579 |title=Archery Australia |publisher=Archery.org.au |access-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424194309/http://www.archery.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=24579 |archive-date=24 April 2012}}
References
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External links
- {{World Archery}}
- {{Australian Olympic Committee|deonne-bridger}}
- {{Commonwealth Games Australia|deonne-bridger}}
- {{Olympics.com profile}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Commonwealth Games Federation}}
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Category:Archers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic archers for Australia
Category:Australian female archers
Category:Sportspeople from Kalgoorlie
Category:Australian Institute of Sport archers
Category:Archers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia