Savannah O’Donohue of the United States won three gold medals at the World Archery Youth Championships in the under-18 compound category in Winnipeg, Canada.
The championship took place from August 18 to 24 and featured 474 competitors from 51 countries, nine of which are from the Americas.
“My hope was to shoot my best and, regardless of the result, be happy that I had created memories and gained experience,” said O’Donohue, who showed great skill from the start of the competition by qualifying in first place with 686 points.
The American’s first medal came in the team competition alongside Julia Cook and Khloe Markle.
In the semifinals, they faced the Mexican team and won in a shoot-off 29-28.
In the gold medal final, they faced Chinese Taipei and won the match with a final score of 227-224.
O’Donohue’s second medal came in the mixed team event alongside Caleb Quiocho.
In the semifinals, they faced Mexico once again. The United States won the match by six points, 144-138.
The gold medal final was a closer contest against the Indian team. The difference in the final score was just one point in favor of the Americans, 150-149.
O’Donohue also made it to the individual semifinals in her category.
She earned her spot in the gold medal match against Fenna Stallen of the Netherlands, 145-136.
Prithika Pradeep of India was her opponent for the gold medal and the individual world championship title.
From the start of the match, O’Donohue led the scoreboard and was able to accumulate a three-point lead at the end of the match, 143-140.