Pablo Acha González (born 4 August 1996) is a Spanish male recurve archer.
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| Full name | Pablo Acha González | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 4, 1996 Burgos, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Recurve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Acha won an individual gold medal and a mixed team silver medal at the 2021 European Championships.[1] He has also medalled at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, the 2019 European Games and several Archery World Cups.
Career edit
In 2017, Acha debuted on the senior international circuit.[2] 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.[2] 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.[3] He followed this with another individual bronze at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, which secured Spain's qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5] 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.[6]
In 2021, Acha won two team medals in the Archery World Cup: a gold in the first leg and a silver in the second.[7] 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.[8] That summer he competed at the 2021 European Championships. He won a gold medal in the individual event, defeating Galsan Bazarzhapov in the final.[9] 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.[9]
He won the silver medal in the men's team recurve event at the 2022 European Archery Championships held in Munich, Germany.[10][11]
Personal life edit
Originally from Burgos, Acha moved to Madrid for his training.[2] 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.[4][12]
Acha is currently studying robotics and automation at the University of Burgos.[12]
References edit
- ^ "Pablo Acha, rey de Europa y camino de los Juegos Olímpicos". Diario de Burgos (in Spanish). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Vasquez, Andrea (20 June 2017). "Meet the mixed team: Pablo and Alicia". World Archery Federation. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Ortega Cebrecos, Daniel (25 June 2018). "Pablo Acha conquista dos bronces en los Juegos del Mediterráneo". El Correo de Burgos (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b Herrero, Alba (28 July 2019). "Pablo Acha: "si quieres ir a los Juegos Olímpicos, dedica toda tu vida"". Burgos Conecta (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Pablo Acha, bronce en los Juegos Europeos y plaza olímpica para España en arco recurvo". Marca (in Spanish). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Pablo Acha, quinto en Francia". Diario de Burgos (in Spanish). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "El arquero Pablo Acha logra la plata con el equipo nacional". Burgos Deporte (in Spanish). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Das, Shibajee (26 April 2021). "Archery World Cup 2021: Top five records created at the tournament". Khel Now. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Pablo Acha, oro en recurvo y plata con Elia Canales en el equipo mixto del Europeo". Marca (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (12 June 2022). "German top seeds lose recurve finals at European Archery Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Archery Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ a b Martínez Leo, Bethania (6 June 2021). "Pablo Acha da confianza al tiro con arco de España". Triángulo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
External links edit
- Pablo Acha at the-sports.org