Matthew Stutzman (born December 10, 1982) is an American archer. He competed at the 2012 and

2016 Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fro ...

and won a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. He holds a world record for the longest accurate shot in the sport. Stutzman was born in

Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, abbreviated as "KCK", is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of ...

, and currently lives in Fairfield,

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. He is married with two sons, and appeared in the 2013 documentary film ''

My Way to Olympia ''My Way to Olympia'' is a 2013 feature documentary produced and directed by Niko von Glasow, which follows disabled athletes preparing to compete at the London 2012 Paralympics. The film focuses on Matt Stutzman, an armless American archer; Nor ...

''. He won the gold medal in his event at the

2022 World Para Archery Championships The 13th World Para Archery Championships took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 19 to 27 February 2022. Originally the event was to take place in 2021 but it was delayed until 2022 by COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time the switch to ...

held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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