Pablo Acha González (born 4 August 1996) is a Spanish male recurve archer . Acha won an individual gold medal and a mixed team silver medal at the 2021 European Championships . [ 1 ] He has also medalled at the 2018 Mediterranean Games , the 2019 European Games and several Archery World Cups . In 2017, Acha debuted on the senior international circuit. [ 2 ] He won a surprise bronze medal in the mixed team event in the second leg of the 2017 Archery World Cup in Antalya , defeating the American team in the third-place match while partnering with Alicia Marín . [ 2 ] He also competed in his first World Championships a few months later. Acha won two bronze medals at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona , one as an individual and one as a team. [ 3 ] He followed this with another individual bronze at the 2019 European Games in Minsk , which secured Spain's qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the only notable event Acha competed at in 2020 was the Indoor World Cup in France, where he placed fifth in the individual event. [ 6 ] In 2021, Acha won two team medals in the Archery World Cup : a gold in the first leg and a silver in the second. [ 7 ] He teamed with Miguel Alvariño and Daniel Castro , beating the United States in the final to win their country's first gold medal in history of the event. [ 8 ] That summer he competed at the 2021 European Championships . He won a gold medal in the individual event, defeating Galsan Bazarzhapov in the final. [ 9 ] He also took home a silver medal partnering with Elia Canales in the mixed team event, ultimately losing to the Russian duo of Aldar Tsybikzhapov and Elena Osipova . [ 9 ] He won the silver medal in the men's team recurve event at the 2022 European Archery Championships held in Munich, Germany. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Originally from Burgos , Acha moved to Madrid for his training. [ 2 ] He got his start in archery at the age of eight because his older brother was doing it and his uncle was president of a local archery club. [ 4 ] [ 12 ] Acha is currently studying robotics and automation at the University of Burgos . [ 12 ] ↑ "Pablo Acha, rey de Europa y camino de los Juegos Olímpicos" . Diario de Burgos (in Spanish). 7 June 2021 . Retrieved 9 June 2021 . 1 2 3 Vasquez, Andrea (20 June 2017). "Meet the mixed team: Pablo and Alicia" . World Archery Federation . Retrieved 9 June 2021 . ↑ Ortega Cebrecos, Daniel (25 June 2018). "Pablo Acha conquista dos bronces en los Juegos del Mediterráneo" . El Correo de Burgos (in Spanish) . Retrieved 9 June 2021 . 1 2 Herrero, Alba (28 July 2019). "Pablo Acha: "si quieres ir a los Juegos Olímpicos, dedica toda tu vida" " . Burgos Conecta (in Spanish) . Retrieved 9 June 2021 . ↑ "Pablo Acha, bronce en los Juegos Europeos y plaza olímpica para España en arco recurvo" . Marca (in Spanish). 27 June 2019 . Retrieved 9 June 2021 . ↑ "Pablo Acha, quinto en Francia" . Diario de Burgos (in Spanish). 21 January 2020 . Retrieved 10 June 2021 . ↑ "El arquero Pablo Acha logra la plata con el equipo nacional" . Burgos Deporte (in Spanish). 25 May 2021 . Retrieved 10 June 2021 . ↑ Das, Shibajee (26 April 2021). "Archery World Cup 2021: Top five records created at the tournament" . Khel Now . Retrieved 10 June 2021 . 1 2 "Pablo Acha, oro en recurvo y plata con Elia Canales en el equipo mixto del Europeo" . Marca (in Spanish). 6 June 2021 . Retrieved 10 June 2021 . ↑ Houston, Michael (12 June 2022). "German top seeds lose recurve finals at European Archery Championships" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 12 June 2022 . ↑ "2022 European Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF) . World Archery Europe . Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2022 . Retrieved 12 June 2022 . 1 2 Martínez Leo, Bethania (6 June 2021). "Pablo Acha da confianza al tiro con arco de España" . Triángulo Deportivo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 August 2020 . Retrieved 9 June 2021 . Pablo Acha at World Archery Pablo Acha at InterSportStats Pablo Acha at Olympedia Pablo Acha Gonzalez at Olympics.com

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