The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today named six archers as officially selected to compete for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The selected athletes include Athens 2004 Olympic bronze medallist Alison Williamson, 40, who will participate in her sixth consecutive Olympic Games. Williamson joins a very special group of only four British Olympians to compete in six Games, alongside javelin thrower Tessa Sanderson (1976-1996), fencer Bill Hoskyns (1956 to 1976) and biathlete Mike Dixon (Winter Olympics 1984-2002).
Williamson will be joined in the women’s squad by 24 year-old Olympic debutant Amy Oliver, and Naomi Folkard, 28, who will be competing in her third Games in succession. The women’s team will be aiming for the medal podium after finishing fourth at the last Olympics in Beijing. The same trio selected to Team GB today won a silver medal while representing England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
In the men’s competition Team GB will be represented by Simon Terry, 38, who won a pair of bronze medals 20 years ago at the Barcelona 1992 Games. Terry will be competing in his third Olympics, as will Larry Godfrey, 35. Alan Wills, 31 will enter the Olympic competition for the second time, having made his debut in Beijing four years ago. The men’s team demonstrated their form by claiming the gold medal at the most recent World Cup in Turkey.
Cumulatively the archers have experience of competing at 12 Olympic Games and have won three Olympic medals. All six archers will compete in the individual competition, as well as joining forces to contest the men’s and women’s team events.
The selected athletes are:
Women:
Men:
The addition of the archers brings the total number of athletes officially selected to Team GB for London 2012 to 82 across seven disciplines: archery, athletics – marathon, boxing, canoe slalom, sailing, swimming and synchronised swimming.
The athletes were formally nominated to the BOA for selection to Team GB by Archery GB, the National Governing Body for aquatics in the UK.
Team GB Chef de Mission Andy Hunt said:
Archery GB Performance Director Sara Symington said:
Archery GB Olympic Coach Lloyd Brown said:
Alison Williamson said:
Simon Terry said:
Larry Godfrey said:
Alan Wills said:
Naomi Folkard said:
Amy Oliver said: