American archer Fawn Girard was crowned Pan American champion for the second consecutive time in the barebow women’s category.
The Pan American Field Archery Championships took place from October 1-5 in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.
A total of 95 athletes from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Falkland Islands, the USA, and, of course, the host country Mexico participated in the event.
Girard’s opponent in the gold medal match was María Mercedes Criado Toncovich from Argentina, representing the Afapieco club.
The American took the lead from the first target and won with an impressive score of 45-29.
In the barebow men’s category, Allen Knisley of the United States won against Chile’s Cristian Duvan Garcia Sanchez, the highest-ranked competitor, with a score of 52-42.
In the recurve categories, Ana Paula Vázquez of Mexico and Nicholas D’Amour of USA won the Pan American titles.
Vázquez defeated her compatriot Evvy Larissa Muñoz García 51-38.
D’Amour defeated Brazil’s Marcus D’Almeida by one point, 62-61.
In the compound men’s category, Mexicans Luis Vives and Rubén Eduardo Garcia Aguirre faced off for the Pan American title. Vives also won by one point, 63-62.
Amy Francka won the Pan American title in the compound women’s category. She won the final against Mexico’s Ivana Palacios Reyes 56-52 points.
See the complete results of the Pan American Field Championships here.