Gabriela Schloesser

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Gabriela Schloesser

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| fullname = Ana Gabriela Bayardo Chan

| nickname = Gabriela

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

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| nationality = Dutch

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({{small|2014–2016}})

{{flagcountry|Netherlands}} ({{small|2018–present}})

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| sport = Archery

| event = Recurve

| coach = Mike Schloesser

| show-medals = yes

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|Olympic Games|0|1|0

|World Championships|0|1|0

|European Championships|1|1|0

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| updated = 23 May 2021

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Gabriela Schloesser ({{nee}} Bayardo, born 18 February 1994) is a Mexican-born Dutch recurve archer from Tijuana who represented Mexico before 2016, and has represented the Netherlands since 2017.{{cite news|url=https://worldarchery.org/news/159119/gabriela-bayardo-debuts-netherlands-salt-lake-city|title=Gabriela Bayardo debuts for Netherlands in Salt Lake City|publisher=World Archery|first=Andrea|last=Vasquez|date=18 June 2018|accessdate=19 July 2019|archive-date=23 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723155227/https://worldarchery.org/news/159119/gabriela-bayardo-debuts-netherlands-salt-lake-city|url-status=live}} In 2021, Schloesser and Steve Wijler won the silver medal in the mixed team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite news|date=24 July 2021|title=Schutters Wijler en Schloesser geëmotioneerd en trots na historische plak|language=nl|work=NU.nl|url=https://www.nu.nl/olympische-spelen/6147471/schutters-wijler-en-schloesser-geemotioneerd-en-trots-na-historische-plak.html|access-date=24 July 2021|archive-date=25 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725115747/https://www.nu.nl/olympische-spelen/6147471/schutters-wijler-en-schloesser-geemotioneerd-en-trots-na-historische-plak.html|url-status=live}}

Career

She competed for Mexico in the archery competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, reaching the second round before being eliminated by Lisa Unruh of Germany.{{cite news|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/deportes/mas-deportes/2016/08/10/arquera-gabriela-bayardo-eliminada-en-rio-2016|title=Arquera Gabriela Bayardo, eliminada en Río 2016|language=Spanish|trans-title=Archer Gabriela Bayardo eliminated in Rio 2016|newspaper=El Universal|date=10 August 2016|accessdate=19 July 2019|archive-date=20 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720070002/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/deportes/mas-deportes/2016/08/10/arquera-gabriela-bayardo-eliminada-en-rio-2016|url-status=live}} Following the mandatory break of 12 months in international competition for athletes switching national representation, Schloesser made her debut as a Dutch archer at the third stage of the Archery World Cup in June 2018.

In June 2019, partnered with Sjef van den Berg, Schloesser won silver medal in the mixed recurve event at the Archery World Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, losing to the South Korean duo of Lee Woo-seok and Kang Chae-young in the final.{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2289285-zilver-voor-van-den-berg-en-bayardo-bij-wk-handboogschieten.html|title=Zilver voor Van den Berg en Bayardo bij WK handboogschieten|language=Dutch|trans-title=Silver for Van den Berg and Bayardo in the Archery WC|website=Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|date=16 June 2019|accessdate=19 July 2019|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616153918/https://nos.nl/artikel/2289285-zilver-voor-van-den-berg-en-bayardo-bij-wk-handboogschieten.html|url-status=live}} Later that month at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus, Bayardo secured a qualification place for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after reaching the semi-finals, becoming the first female Dutch archer to achieve an Olympic spot since 1996.{{cite news|url=https://www.ad.nl/andere-sporten/handboogschutter-bayardo-dankzij-halve-finale-naar-olympische-spelen~a9b08b80/|title=Handboogschutter Bayardo dankzij halve finale naar Olympische Spelen|language=Dutch|trans-title=Archer Bayardo to the Olympic Games thanks to semi-final|newspaper=Algemeen Dagblad|date=26 June 2019|accessdate=19 July 2019|archive-date=1 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701114323/https://www.ad.nl/andere-sporten/handboogschutter-bayardo-dankzij-halve-finale-naar-olympische-spelen~a9b08b80/|url-status=live}} Although she lost to Tatiana Andreoli of Italy in their semi-final match, Schloesser claimed bronze medal after defeating Russia's Anna Balsukova in the third-place match.{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2290747-handboogschutter-bayardo-wint-brons-en-mag-naar-spelen.html|title=Handboogschutter Bayardo wint brons en mag naar Spelen|language=Dutch|trans-title=Archer Bayardo wins bronze and is allowed to play|website=Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|date=26 June 2019|accessdate=19 July 2019|archive-date=26 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626141420/https://nos.nl/artikel/2290747-handboogschutter-bayardo-wint-brons-en-mag-naar-spelen.html|url-status=live}}

On 23 May 2021, she paired with Sjef van den Berg to claim gold medal in the recurve mixed team event during the 2021 Archery World Cup defeating the Bangladeshi duo of Diya Siddique and Ruman Shana in the final.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-23|title=Ruman, Diya lose in final|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/news/ruman-diya-lose-final-2097321|access-date=2021-05-23|website=The Daily Star|language=en|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523153116/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/news/ruman-diya-lose-final-2097321|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=23 May 2021|title=Ellison and Gomboeva win recurve titles at Archery World Cup|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108140/archery-world-cup-lausanne|access-date=2021-05-23|website=www.insidethegames.biz|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523153115/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108140/archery-world-cup-lausanne|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2021-05-23|title=Gabriela Schloesser boekt wereldbekerzege in Lausanne|url=https://www.1limburg.nl/gabriela-schloesser-boekt-wereldbekerzege-lausanne|access-date=2021-05-23|website=1Limburg {{!}} Nieuws en sport uit Limburg|language=nl|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523154959/https://www.1limburg.nl/gabriela-schloesser-boekt-wereldbekerzege-lausanne|url-status=dead}}

Schloesser and Rick van der Ven won the gold medal in the mixed team recurve event at the 2022 European Archery Championships held in Munich, Germany.{{Cite news |last=Houston |first=Michael |date=12 June 2022 |title=German top seeds lose recurve finals at European Archery Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1124391/european-archery-champs-2022-5 |access-date=12 June 2022 |archive-date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612183707/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1124391/european-archery-champs-2022-5 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=2022 European Archery Championships Results Book |url=https://www.archeryeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BOOK_EACMunich22.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612160800/https://www.archeryeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BOOK_EACMunich22.pdf |archive-date=12 June 2022 |access-date=12 June 2022 |website=World Archery Europe}} She represented the Netherlands at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.{{Cite web |title=Archery Results Book |url=https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Archery.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715232555/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Archery.pdf |archive-date=15 July 2022 |access-date=15 July 2022 |website=2022 World Games}}