Antonio Fernández Fernández (born June 12, 1991) is a Spanish competitive archer.[1] He won a silver medal as a member of the nation's archery squad at the 2015 European Games, and also collected two individual titles in a regional competition, spanning the European Grand Prix and the Mediterranean Games, both of which were held in 2013.[2] Since his sporting debut as a teenager, Fernandez currently trains under the tutelage of his Korean-born coach Cho Hyung-mok for the Spanish team, while shooting at San Jorge de Cáceres.[3]
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| Full name | Antonio Fernández Fernández | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 June 1991 Cáceres, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Recurve | ||||||||||||||
| Club | San Jorge de Cáceres | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Cho Hyung-mok | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fernández rose to prominence in the international archery scene, when he and his compatriots Juan Ignacio Rodríguez and eventual individual champion Miguel Alvariño obtained a silver medal in the men's team recurve final against Ukraine at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4] He promptly followed the team archery results by helping the Spaniards secure a full quota spot for Rio 2016 at the World Championships few months later in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2][5]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Fernández was selected to compete for Spain in both individual and team recurve tournaments.[2] First, he amassed a total of 1,986 points to hand the Spanish trio an eighth overall spot in the ranking round, along with his individual score of 657 as the thirty-fifth seed heading to the knockout stage.[6] In the men's team recurve, Fernández and his compatriots Rodríguez and Alvariño bowed out to the Dutchmen in the opening round of the tournament, conceding a slick 1–5 defeat.[7] Few days later, in the men's individual recurve, Fernández avenged his team's early exit by dispatching Chinese Taipei's Kao Hao-wen (6–0) and Italy's no. 3 seed David Pasqualucci (6–2) through the opening rounds, before he was beaten with a 3–7 score by Australia's eventual quarterfinalist Taylor Worth in his succeeding match.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ "Antonio Fernández". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Spain's squad for the Sambodromo named". World Archery. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Antonio Fernández: Futuro ingeniero, arquero de lujo" [Antonio Fernández: Future engineer, luxury archer] (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Plata para el equipo masculino español de tiro con arco en los Juegos Europeos" [Silver for the Spanish team in men's archery at the European Games] (in Spanish). 20 minutos. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Meet the team: Spain's Rio-bound recurvers". World Archery. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Antonio Fernández y Juan Ignacio Rodríguez acceden a octavos" [Antonio Fernández and Juan Ignacio Rodríguez advanced to the top eight] (in Spanish). Spain: Ideal. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Archery: Men's Team Quarterfinal". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Archery: Men's Individual Round of 16". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "El tirador Antonio Fernández sigue soñando" [Archer Antonio Fernández went far from dreaming] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
External links edit
- Antonio Fernández at the World Archery Federation
- Antonio Fernández at Olympics.com
- Antonio Fernández Fernández at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
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