Victoria Kingstone (archer)
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|8|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Chatham, England
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| sport = Para archery
| event = W1
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| club = Guildford AC
| coach = Andrea Gales
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's para-archery}}
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{{MedalCompetition|European Para Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Rotterdam|Individual compound/Recurve W1}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Rome|Team W1}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Rotterdam|Team W1}}
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Victoria Kingstone (born 7 August 1981) competes in Para archery for Great Britain in the W1 Classification.{{Cite web |title=Victoria Kingstone |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/victoria-kingstone_1573069 |work=Paris 2024 Paralympics}}
Career
Victoria's first major competition was at the 2019 World Para Archery Championship. Here she placed 6th in the Individual W1.{{citation needed|date= September 2024}}
At the 2022 World Para Archery Championships, she placed 7th in the Individual W1.{{citation needed|date= September 2024}}
In the team event at the European championships she won a silver medal, placing 5th in the individual.{{citation needed|date= September 2024}}
The following year, she placed 6th in the team event at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships and 8th in the individual. At the European championships that year, she won gold in the individual compound/recurve W1 and a bronze in the team W1. She was also selected to be part of the UK sports programme.{{Cite web |title=GB archer Victoria Kingstone selected for UK Sport programme |url=https://archerygb.org/news/gb-archer-victoria-kingstone-selected-for-uk-sport-programme |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=archerygb.org |language=en}}
At the 2024 European Para-Archery Championships she placed 4th in both the individual and team events.{{citation needed|date= September 2024}}
Victoria was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the individual W1.{{Cite web |title=ParalympicsGB {{!}} Paralympicsgb announces archery squad for paris 2024 |url=https://www.paralympics.org.uk/articles/paralympicsgb-announces-archery-squad-for-paris-2024 |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=ParalympicsGB |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=The Surrey Paralympians representing Great Britain this summer |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg41exge0xo.amp |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=BBC News |language=en-gb}} There she placed 6th.
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Category:21st-century British sportswomen
Category:British female archers
Category:Archers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic archers for Great Britain