Conor Hall (born 8 September 1995) is a British archer competing in recurve events. He competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics.[1]

Conor Hall
Personal information
Born (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29)
Belfast, United Kingdom
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportArchery
EventRecurve
Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Essen Mixed team

Early life

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He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and attended Campbell College. He took up archery in 2007.[2]

Career

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Alongside Bryony Pitman in 2021, he became the first-ever European Field archery mixed team champion in the 2021 European Field Championships in Croatia.

He won the silver medal in the mixed team recurve event at the 2024 European Archery Championships held in Essen, Germany.[3]

In June 2024 alongside Alex Wise and Tom Hall, he won gold in the recurve men’s team division at the Veronica's Cup in Slovenia.[4] In the same month, the trio also qualified for the team event at the 2024 Olympic Games by finishing third at the final qualifying event in Antalya, Turkey.[5] In July 2024, he was officially named to the British team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[6][7] At the Olympics, in the Men’s individual, Conor made it to the round of 32 before being knocked out by teammate Tom Hall (archer).[8] In the team round Conor, alongside teammates Tom and Alex Wise were knocked out by the Chinese Taipei team, in the first round.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Conor Hall". Team GB. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ^ Reid, Kurtis (2 July 2024). "Belfast archer fulfils 'dream' as he is set to represent Team GB in 2024 Paris Olympics". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Ella Gibson is the 2024 European Champion". Archery GB. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  4. ^ Sutcliffe, Aaron (7 June 2024). "Hall wins gold for Great Britain at Veronica's Cup". Leamington Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  5. ^ "GB secure full quota of six archers at Paris 2024". BBC Sport. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Paris 2024: Team GB Olympic archery squad announced". Archery GB. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Team GB selects six archers for Paris Olympics". BBC Sport. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Conor Hall bows out of men's individual archery after defeat to Great Britain team-mate Tom Hall". BBC Sport. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Paris 2024: GB's men turn focus to individual competition". archerygb.org. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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