Bair Shigaev (born 16 December 1982) is a Russian

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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 modern ...

. He competed at the

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in the

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competition, winning the

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in the mixed team compound event on

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class with his teammate, Stepanida Artakhinova. Shigaev also competed at the 2022 World Para Archery Championships.

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* Living people 1982 births Place of birth missing (living people) Russian male archers Archers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in archery Paralympic archers for Russia Paralympic bronze medalists for Russia 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-Paralympic-medalist-stub