Penny Healey

Penny Healey (born 7 March 2005)^[1] is a British archer competing in women's recurve events.^[2][3] She won two gold medals at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland: one in the women's recurve individual event and a second in the women's recurve team event.^[4][5][6]

Penny Healey

Personal information
Born	(2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 (age 19)
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Archery
Event	Recurve
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st (2023)
Medal record Women's recurve archery Representing  Great Britain European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Individual 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Team

In the 2023 season, Healey became the number one women's recurve archer in the world^[7] following an individual gold medal at Stage 1 of the 2023 Archery World Cup in Antalya,^[8] and her success at the 2023 European Games.^[9] She was a nominee for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2023.^{[10][11][12][13]}

References

1. "2023 World Archery Championships" (PDF). World Archery. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
2. "Penny Healey | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
3. "One year to go: Telford's Penny Healey path to Paris Olympics is plotted out". www.shropshirestar.com. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
4. "Healey wins second gold at European Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
5. "European Games 2023: Princess-inspired Healey writes fairytale ending in Krakow with gold and Paris 2024 quota for Great Britain". olympics.com. June 28, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
6. "Penny Healey doubles up with second gold of Games". www.shropshirestar.com. 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
7. "Penny Healey, the British archer doing it differently". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
8. "Healey's Antalya win pushes her to world number one | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
9. "Healey wins second gold at European Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
10. "Britain's Healey shortlisted for BBC's young sports personality of the year | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
11. "Penny Healey up for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year". archerygb.org. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
12. "Trio nominated for Young Sports Personality award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
13. Drew, Mark (2023-12-01). "Newport archer Penny sets her sights on BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year title". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.

External links

• Penny Healey at World Archery