Taymon Kenton-Smith
 Taymon Kenton-Smith in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 6 September 1994 (age 30) Kingaroy, Queensland |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Archery |
| Disability class | Open Male Recurve |
| Club | Samford Valley Target Archers and Mount Petrie Bowmen |
| Coached by | Past Coaches; Alison Hagaman and Robert Turner Current coaches - Ricci Cheah and Sarah Fuller |
Taymon Kenton-Smith (born 6 September 1994) is an Australian Paralympic Recurve Archer. He represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics .[1][2]
Personal
[edit]Kenton-Smith was born on 6 September 1994.[3] He was born without any fingers on his left hand.[4] He designed the logo for his Facebook Archery page himself, along with the saying "Half the hand, Twice the effort", and is known by many around him to be very focused and driven when achieving goals.[5]
Kenton-Smith completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Southern Queensland and Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Queensland.
Archery
[edit]He took up archery in 2001 when he was only 6 years of age. At 14 he made a promise to his grandmother to make it to the Paralympic Games.[6] She wrote to Take 5 Magazine and with the money won in their "Wishing Well" competition he purchased a Recurve Bow.[7] At Archery Australia’s 2021 Para & VI National Championships, he was third in the Para Open Male Recurve.[8] He is a member of the Samford Valley Target Archers in Brisbane.
In 2020, the Australian Institute of Sport sports engineering section developed a custom grip for his left hand that had no fingers.[9]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, in the Men's individual recurve he qualified 18th with a score of 604 out of a possible 720 but then lost to Eric Bennett of the USA in the Round of 32.[10] He teamed with Imalia Oktrininda in the Mixed team recurve where they lost in the Round of 32 to Milena Olszewska of Poland.[11]
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, in the Men's individual recurve he qualified 21st with a score of 596 but then lost to Mohammad Reza Arab Amerii in the bronze medal match. He partnered with AJ Jennings, in the Mixed team recurve where they lost in the round of sixteen
References
[edit]- ^ Shannon, Miah (26 July 2021). "Australia fields strongest Para-archery team since Sydney 2000". The Inner Sanctum. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Para Archers Milne and Lee Selected For Paris | NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS)". www.nswis.com.au. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Media Guide Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Paralympics Australia. 2021. p. 34.
- ^ "The Price of Beer #1 Taymon Kenton-Smith YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/ArcherTaymon [user-generated source]
- ^ "The National ChildSafe Dinner" (PDF). Child Safe. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Solemn Promise to Grandmother Finds Target". prcf.com.au. 23 August 2021.
- ^ "National Championships Conclude for NSWIS Para Archers". NSWIS. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Pender, Kieren (20 August 2021). "Bespoke bows and specialised seats: the engineering propelling Paralympians to new levels". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Archery - Paralympic Athletes, Photos & Events". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Taymon Kenton-Smith". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Taymon Kenton-Smith at the International Paralympic Committee
- Taymon Kenton-Smith at Paralympics Australia
- The Price of Beer #1 Taymon Kenton-Smith YouTube
- Archery Australia Profile
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