Thomas Faucheron

{{Short description|French archer (born 1990)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2012}}

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| name = Thomas Faucheron

| image = Thomas Faucheron JO2012.jpg

| caption = Faucheron in 2012

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age| 23 February 1990}}

| birth_place = Rennes, France

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{{MedalSport|Men's recurve archery}}{{MedalSport | Men's archery}}{{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}{{MedalBronze | 2013 Belek|Team}}{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}{{MedalBronze | 2011 Shenzhen|Team}}

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Thomas Faucheron (born 23 February 1990 in Rennes) is a French archer.{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/faucheron-thomas-1072823/ |title=London2012.com |access-date=2012-08-03 |archive-date=2012-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821090542/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/faucheron-thomas-1072823/ |url-status=dead }} At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's team event and the men's individual event. In the individual event, he was 27th after the ranking rounds, and beat Witthaya Thamwong in the first knockout round before losing to teammate Gael Prevost in the second.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/thomas-faucheron-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417194346/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/thomas-faucheron-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Thomas Faucheron Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-25}} In the team event, France were ranked second after the ranking round but lost to Mexico in the quarterfinals.

In 2013, he was part of the French men's team that won bronze at the World Championship, alongside Prevost and Jean-Charles Valladont.{{Cite web|url=https://worldarchery.org/competition/469/belek-2013-world-archery-championships|title=Belek 2013 World Archery Championships|website=World Archery|language=en|access-date=2019-03-25}} The French team beat Spain and Italy before losing to the USA in the semifinal. In the bronze medal match, France beat South Korea by one point, 228 to 227.