Gillian Patterson (born 26 September 1963) is a former British
archer.
Early life
She originated from
Boldon, attending
Boldon School, and took 6 O-levels.
Her father Stan, her coach, represented the
Grand National Archery Society on the
British Olympic Association.
She was picked with
Christine Harris (archer) from Bristol
Career
Patterson joined Cleadon Archers. In 1976 Patterson became a senior Master Bowman at the age of thirteen. She was selected for the Great British archery team in 1979 and competed in the
World Archery Championships the same year and finished 28th.
At the
1980 Summer Olympic Games
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
she took part in the
women's individual event and
finished 22nd with 2216 points scored.
References
External links
Profile on worldarchery.org
1963 births
British female archers
Olympic archers for Great Britain
Archers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
People from The Boldons
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside
Living people
20th-century British women
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