Richard John Priestman (born 16 July 1955 in

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- now

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) is a British

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...

who was a member of the British squad that won the team bronze medals at the

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and

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His ex-wife Vladlena Priestman competed in archery for

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Priestman has competed in archery at three

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. His first appearance came in

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where he shot a score of 2339 and finished in 48th position in the individual event. At the

Seoul Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in 1988 a new elimination format was introduced for the individual event. Priestman scored 1202, earning him 57th place in the preliminary round and did not advance to the later stages. For the first time in Olympic competition a team event was also held. Priestman was part of the British team that also included

Steven Hallard Steven Leslie Hallard (born 22 February 1965 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England) is a British archer who was a member of the British squad that won the team bronze medals at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. Olympics Hallard has competed ...

and Leroy Watson. Ranked eighth after scores from the individual preliminary round were carried over Britain advanced to the semi-final where they improved four places to qualify for the final in fourth place. A final round team score of 968 meant Britain won the bronze medal behind hosts Korea and the United States. This was the first Olympic archery medal won for Britain since the 1908 Games where five medals, including two gold, were won by British archers. In 1992 Priestman and Hallard were joined in the team event by teenager

Simon Terry Simon Duncan Terry (27 March 1974 – July 2021) was a British archer from Grantham in Lincolnshire, England. Early life Terry was born on 27 March 1974 in Stirling, the son of Mike and Janice Terry. With the help of his father, Te ...

. The competition now took the form of a ranking round followed by a knock-out tournament. The British trio scored 3833 and lay 6th after the ranking round. Victories over Germany in the round of 16 and Australia in the quarter-final earned them a semi final against host nation Spain. Britain were defeated 236-234 but then defeated France in a playoff to win the bronze medal. In the individual event Priestman finished 41st in the ranking round and did not advance to the knock-out stages. Richard led Brazil as coach at the South American Games in Chile 2014. Richard led Colombia as coach at the Central American Games in Mexico 2014 and the Pan-American Games 2015 in Canada. Richard was Senior Olympic Coach for ArcheryGB at the Olympic Games RIO2016.

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