Paige Pearce

{{Short description|American archer (born 1995)}}

{{About|the archer|the disc golfer|Paige Pierce}}

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{{Medal|Sport| Women's compound archery }}

{{Medal|Country| {{USA}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2019 's-Hertogenbosch | Individual }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2019 's-Hertogenbosch | Team }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2021 Yankton | Team }}

{{Medal|Competition|World Field Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Yankton|Individual}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Yankton|Mixed team}}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Lac La Biche|Individual}}

{{Medal|Silver|2024 Lac La Biche|Team}}

{{Medal|Silver|2024 Lac La Biche|Mixed team}}

{{Medal|Competition| World Games }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2022 Birmingham | Individual }}

{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Games }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2019 Lima | Individual }}

{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold| 2018 Medellín | Mixed team }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2022 Santiago | Individual }}

{{Medal|Silver|2012 San Salvador|Team}}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Medellín | Team }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2022 Santiago | Team }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2022 Santiago | Mixed team }}

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Paige Pearce (born March 21, 1995){{Cite web|url=https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/Events/World_Championships/Target/2019_s-Hertogenbosch/BOOK.pdf|title=2019 World Archery Championships|website=World Archery|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420210047/https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/Events/World_Championships/Target/2019_s-Hertogenbosch/BOOK.pdf|archive-date=April 20, 2020|access-date=April 20, 2020}} is an American compound archer. She won two medals at the 2019 World Archery Championships held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands: the silver medal in the women's individual compound event and also the silver medal in the women's team compound event.

Career

Pearce won two medals at the 2018 Pan American Archery Championships held in Medellín, Colombia: the gold medal in the mixed team compound event and the bronze medal in the women's team compound event.{{Cite web |title=2018 Pan American Archery Championships Results Book |url=https://extranet.worldarchery.sport/documents/index.php/Events/Continental/Americas/18_PAN_AMERICAN_PARA/BOOK.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006222902/https://extranet.worldarchery.sport/documents/index.php/Events/Continental/Americas/18_PAN_AMERICAN_PARA/BOOK.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2022 |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=World Archery}}

In 2019, Pearce won the bronze medal in the women's individual event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.{{Cite web|title=Archery Results Book|url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/AR_Results_Book_1.0.pdf|website=2019 Pan American Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530214632/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/AR_Results_Book_1.0.pdf|archive-date=May 30, 2020|access-date=May 30, 2020}} In 2020, she won the women's compound event at the Vegas Shoot held in Las Vegas, United States.{{Cite news|last=Johnston|first=George|url=https://www.redbluffdailynews.com/2020/02/12/red-bluffs-paige-pearce-makes-archery-history-at-las-vegas-competitions/|title=Red Bluff’s Paige Pearce makes archery history at Las Vegas competitions|date=February 12, 2020|work=Red Bluff Daily News|access-date=April 20, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2020/6284/payouts.pdf|title=2020 Vegas Shoot Payouts|website=National Field Archery Association|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422130559/http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2020/6284/payouts.pdf|archive-date=April 22, 2020|access-date=April 22, 2020}} Pearce also competed in the inaugural Lockdown Knockout tournament organised by World Archery where she was ultimately eliminated by Sara López of Colombia.{{Cite news|last=Gillen|first=Nancy|date=18 May 2020|title=López triumphs in inaugural World Archery Lockdown Knockout|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1094358/lopez-wins-lockdown-knockout|access-date=23 May 2020}}

Pearce won the bronze medal in the women's team compound event at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, South Dakota, United States.{{Cite web|title=2021 World Archery Championships Results Book|url=https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2021/9244/BOOK.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926212754/https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2021/9244/BOOK.pdf|archive-date=26 September 2021|access-date=2 October 2021|website=IANSEO - Integrated Result System}} She also competed in the women's individual compound and compound mixed team events.

In January 2022, Pearce finished in second place in the Women's Open Pro event at the Lancaster Archery Classic held near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.{{Cite news |last=Kasprzak |first=Emma |date=31 January 2022 |title=Ella Gibson finishes 3rd at Lancaster Archery Classic |work=Archery GB |url=https://www.archerygb.org/ella-gibson-finishes-3rd-at-lancaster-archery-classic/ |access-date=6 March 2022}}

Pearce represented the United States at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.{{Cite news |date=14 April 2022 |title=USA Archery Announces Compound Lineup for 2022 World Games in Birmingham |work=USA Archery |url=https://www.usarchery.org/article/usa-archery-announces-compound-lineup-for-2022-world-games-in-birmingham |access-date=14 April 2022}} She won the bronze medal in the women's compound event.{{Cite news |last=Houston |first=Michael |date=9 July 2022 |title=Gibson and Becerra claim compound archery titles at World Games |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125505/archery-world-games-compound |access-date=11 July 2022}}{{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}} She defeated Toja Ellison of Slovenia in her bronze medal match. In that same year, Pearce won three medals at the Pan American Archery Championships held in Santiago, Chile, including the gold medal in the women's individual compound event.{{Cite news |date=27 November 2022 |title=USA’s Nick Kappers and Paige Pearce scoop Pan Am compound titles |work=World Archery |url=https://www.worldarchery.sport/news/201018/usas-nick-kappers-and-paige-pearce-scoop-pan-am-compound-titles |access-date=12 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605064939/https://www.worldarchery.sport/news/201018/usas-nick-kappers-and-paige-pearce-scoop-pan-am-compound-titles |archive-date=5 June 2023}}{{Cite web |title=2022 Pan American Archery Championships Results Book |url=https://extranet.worldarchery.sport/documents/index.php/Events/Continental/Americas/22_Pan_American_and_Para_Pan_American_Championship/BOOK.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805222111/https://extranet.worldarchery.sport/documents/index.php/Events/Continental/Americas/22_Pan_American_and_Para_Pan_American_Championship/BOOK.pdf |archive-date=5 August 2023 |access-date=5 August 2023 |website=World Archery}}

In 2024, she won three medals at the World Field Archery Championships held in Lac La Biche, Canada: she won the gold medal in the women's individual compound event, the silver medal in the women's team compound event and the silver medal in the mixed team compound event.

Achievements

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YearCompetitionLocationRankEvent
rowspan=2 | 2018

|rowspan=2 | Pan American Archery Championships

|rowspan=2 | Medellín, Colombia

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Team

bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Mixed team

rowspan=3 | 2019

|rowspan=2 | World Archery Championships

|rowspan=2 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|Individual

bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|Team

Pan American Games

|Lima, Peru

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Individual

2021

|World Archery Championships

|Yankton, United States

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Team

rowspan=4 | 2022

|World Games

|Birmingham, United States

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Individual

rowspan=3 | Pan American Archery Championships

|rowspan=3 | Santiago, Chile

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Individual

bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Team

bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Mixed team

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