Pablo Acha
{{Short description|Spanish recurve archer (born 1996)}}
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{{MedalCompetition|European Championships }}
{{MedalGold|2021 Antalya|Individual}}
{{MedalSilver|2021 Antalya|Mixed team}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Games}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 Kraków-Małopolska|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2019 Minsk|Individual}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Kraków-Małopolska|Individual}}
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{{MedalSilver|2022 Oran | Team }}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Tarragona|Individual}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Tarragona|Team}}
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{{MedalGold|2021 Guatemala City |Team}}
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Pablo Acha González (born 4 August 1996) is a Spanish male recurve archer.
Acha won an individual gold medal and a mixed team silver medal at the 2021 European Championships.{{cite news|url=https://www.diariodeburgos.es/noticia/zfbca1558-9c92-e96b-2632d7bf01130213/pablo-acha-rey-de-europa-y-camino-de-los-juegos-olimpicos|title=Pablo Acha, rey de Europa y camino de los Juegos Olímpicos|work=Diario de Burgos|date=7 June 2021|access-date=9 June 2021|language=es}} He has also medalled at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, the 2019 European Games and several Archery World Cups.
Career
In 2017, Acha debuted on the senior international circuit.{{cite news|url=https://worldarchery.sport/news/149487/meet-mixed-team-pablo-and-alicia|title=Meet the mixed team: Pablo and Alicia|publisher=World Archery Federation|first=Andrea|last=Vasquez|date=20 June 2017|access-date=9 June 2021}} He won a surprise bronze medal in the mixed team event in the second leg of the 2017 Archery World Cup in Antalya, defeating the American team in the third-place match while partnering with Alicia Marín. He also competed in his first World Championships a few months later.
Acha won two bronze medals at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, one as an individual and one as a team.{{cite news|url=https://elcorreodeburgos.elmundo.es/articulo/deportes/pablo-acha-conquista-bronces-juegos-mediterraneo/20180625053000268675.html|title=Pablo Acha conquista dos bronces en los Juegos del Mediterráneo|work=El Correo de Burgos|first=Daniel|last=Ortega Cebrecos|date=25 June 2018|access-date=9 June 2021|language=es}} He followed this with another individual bronze at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, which secured Spain's qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite news|url=https://www.burgosconecta.es/deportes/mas-deportes/pablo-acha-quieres-20190726205646-nt.html|title=Pablo Acha: "si quieres ir a los Juegos Olímpicos, dedica toda tu vida"|work=Burgos Conecta|first=Alba|last=Herrero|date=28 July 2019|access-date=9 June 2021|language=es}}{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/otros-deportes/2019/06/27/5d14bb5ee2704eb57d8b4607.html|title=Pablo Acha, bronce en los Juegos Europeos y plaza olímpica para España en arco recurvo|work=Marca|date=27 June 2019|access-date=9 June 2021|language=es}} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the only notable event Acha competed at in 2020 was the Indoor World Cup in France, where he placed fifth in the individual event.{{cite news|url=https://www.diariodeburgos.es/noticia/zda631303-f89b-c77e-905ebd562f0789cb/pablo-acha-quinto-en-francia|title=Pablo Acha, quinto en Francia|work=Diario de Burgos|date=21 January 2020|access-date=10 June 2021|language=es}}
In 2021, Acha won two team medals in the Archery World Cup: a gold in the first leg and a silver in the second.{{cite news|url=https://www.burgosdeporte.com/index.php/2021/05/25/el-arquero-pablo-acha-logra-la-plata-con-el-equipo-nacional/|title=El arquero Pablo Acha logra la plata con el equipo nacional|work=Burgos Deporte|date=25 May 2021|access-date=10 June 2021|language=es}} He teamed with Miguel Alvariño and Daniel Castro, beating the United States in the final to win their country's first gold medal in history of the event.{{cite news|url=https://khelnow.com/olympic-sports/top-five-records-created-at-archery-world-cup-2021|title=Archery World Cup 2021: Top five records created at the tournament|work=Khel Now|first=Shibajee|last=Das|date=26 April 2021|access-date=10 June 2021}} That summer he competed at the 2021 European Championships. He won a gold medal in the individual event, defeating Galsan Bazarzhapov in the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/otros-deportes/2021/06/06/60bcd058e2704e9f5f8b45de.html|title=Pablo Acha, oro en recurvo y plata con Elia Canales en el equipo mixto del Europeo|work=Marca|date=6 June 2021|access-date=10 June 2021|language=es}} He also took home a silver medal partnering with Elia Canales in the mixed team event, ultimately losing to the Russian duo of Aldar Tsybikzhapov and Elena Osipova.
He won the silver medal in the men's 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}}{{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}}
Personal life
Originally from Burgos, Acha moved to Madrid for his training. He got his start in archery at the age of eight because his older brother was doing it and his uncle was president of a local archery club.{{cite news|url=https://triangulodeportivo.com/2020/06/27/pablo-acha-da-confianza-al-tiro-con-arco-de-espana/|title=Pablo Acha da confianza al tiro con arco de España|work=Triángulo Deportivo|first=Bethania|last=Martínez Leo|date=6 June 2021|access-date=9 June 2021|language=es}}
Acha is currently studying robotics and automation at the University of Burgos.
References
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External links
- {{World Archery}}
- {{Olympics.com|pablo-acha-gonzalez|Pablo Acha Gonzalez}}
- [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/pablo-acha-gonzalez_1563633 Pablo Acha Gonzalez] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- {{COE|id1=15703*&DEPORTISTA=12203*|name=Pablo Acha González}}
- [https://esp.coe.es/atleta/pablo-acha-gonzalez/388409/ Pablo Acha – COE – Paris 2024] {{in lang|es}}
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Category:Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Category:Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in archery
Category:Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain
Category:Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain
Category:Archers at the 2019 European Games
Category:Archers at the 2023 European Games
Category:European Games medalists in archery
Category:European Games silver medalists for Spain
Category:European Games bronze medalists for Spain
Category:Sportspeople from Burgos
Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen