Elena Richter

{{Short description|German archer (born 1989)}}

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| birth_place = Berlin, Germany

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| height = 1.74 m

| weight = 67 kg

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| sport = Archery

| event = Recurve

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| club = BSC BB-Berlin

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| coach = Oliver Haidn

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{{MedalSport | Women's recurve archery }}

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{{MedalCompetition | World Field Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2012 Val d'Isère | Individual }}

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{{MedalSilver | 2013 Cali | Individual }}

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Elena Richter (born 3 July 1989) is a retired German archer.{{cite web |title=Steckbrief von Elena Richter (German) |url=http://www.dsb.de/sport/leistungssport/kaderschuetzen/profil/240-Elena-Richter/ |publisher=Deutscher Schützenbund |accessdate=24 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702112647/http://www.dsb.de/sport/leistungssport/kaderschuetzen/profil/240-Elena-Richter/ |archive-date=2 July 2012 |url-status=dead }} She contested the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's individual competition,{{cite web |title=Elena Richter – Archery – Olympic Athlete |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/richter-elena-1092572/ |website=London2012.com |publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |accessdate=24 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725174545/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/richter-elena-1092572/ |archive-date=25 July 2012 |url-status=live }} where she was eliminated in the second knockout round placing 30th place in the preliminary ranking round.{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/elena-richter-1.html|title=Elena Richter|access-date=2018-04-29|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430050053/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/elena-richter-1.html|archivedate=2018-04-30|url-status=dead}}

Richter achieved her first senior title with gold medal at the 2012 World Field Archery Championships in Val d'Isère,{{cite web|url=https://worldarchery.org/news/101216/athlete-week-elena-richter-ger|title=Athlete of the Week: Elena RICHTER (GER)|publisher=World Archery Federation|date=29 August 2012|accessdate=26 October 2020}} and became Germany's first female winner of an Archery World Cup gold medal after victory in the tournament's opening stage in Shanghai.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1097777/elena-richter-germany-archery-retirement|title=German archer Richter to miss Tokyo 2020 after shock retirement|website=Inside the Games|publisher=Dunsar Media Company|first=Geoff|last=Berkeley|date=28 August 2020|accessdate=28 September 2020}} Richter was also a three-time German national champion, winning her third title in 2019 after defeating 2016 Olympic silver medalist Lisa Unruh.{{cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/regionales/berlin/article197914163/Richter-entthront-Unruh-mit-Recurve-Bogen.html|title=Richter entthront Unruh mit Recurve-Bogen|language=German|website=Welt|agency=Deutsche Presse-Agentur|date=3 August 2019|accessdate=28 September 2020}} In 2019, she also won the gold medal in the women's individual event at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China.{{Cite web|url=https://results.wuhan2019mwg.cn/file/RESULTS-7th%20CISM%20Military%20World%20Games-总成绩册.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112134942/https://results.wuhan2019mwg.cn/file/RESULTS-7th%20CISM%20Military%20World%20Games-总成绩册.pdf|archive-date=November 12, 2019|title=Results Book|website=2019 Military World Games|url-status=dead|access-date=February 14, 2020}}

Richter announced her retirement from archery in August 2020 after the 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.