Thomas Faucheron (born 23 February 1990 in Rennes) is a French archer.[1] 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.[2] In the team event, France were ranked second after the ranking round but lost to Mexico in the quarterfinals.[2]

Thomas Faucheron
Personal information
Born23 February 1990 (1990-02-23) (age 34)
Rennes, France
Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Men's archery
Representing  France
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Belek Team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Team

In 2013, he was part of the French men's team that won bronze at the World Championship, alongside Prevost and Jean-Charles Valladont.[3] The French team beat Spain and Italy before losing to the USA in the semifinal.[3] In the bronze medal match, France beat South Korea by one point, 228 to 227.[3]

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  1. ^ "London2012.com". Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Thomas Faucheron Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Belek 2013 World Archery Championships". World Archery. Retrieved March 25, 2019.

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