Lisa Barbelin (born 10 April 2000[1]) is a French archer, who won the recurve events at the 2021 European Archery Championships, and 2022 European Indoor Archery Championships. She has previously won multiple medals at the World Youth Archery Championships, and won bronze medals in events at the 2019 and 2022 Archery World Cups. In June 2021 she was the world's number one ranked competitor. Barbelin competed in the women’s individual event at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games, winning the bronze medal in the latter.
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| Born | 10 April 2000 Ley, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2020, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editBarbelin has trained at the Société de tir de Dieuze in Dieuze, Moselle,[2] and Les Archers riomois in Auvergne.[3][4]
She competed at the 2017 European Junior Archery Cup, finishing third in the individual event in Marathon, Greece, and second in the individual and team events in Poreč, Croatia.[2] That year she also came third in the team event at the 2017 World Youth Archery Championships.[5] She was part of the French team that came third in the team event at the 2019 Archery World Cup event in Medellín, Colombia.[6] In the same year, she competed in the World Youth Archery Championships, finishing second in the team event and fourth in the individual event.[7][8] Later in the year, she attended a 10-day workshop in Gwangju, South Korea, where she was trained by former Olympic champion Ki Bo-bae.[9] In February 2020, Barbelin won the French women's Olympic selection test event.[10] During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in France, she trained in her parents' garden in Ley, Moselle.[1]
In December 2020, Barbelin came third at an Indoor Archery World Series that was held virtually.[11] In March 2021, she won an event in Poreč.[12] In June 2021, Barbelin won the recurve event at the 2021 European Archery Championships.[4][13][14] She was the first French woman to win a European Archery Championships since Bérengère Schuh in 2008.[3][4] As a result, she became the number one ranked women's archer,[13] and she qualified for the women's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][13] Her qualification was assured after winning her quarter-final match at the Championships.[15] Her position as number one women's archer was brief as in the same month she was demoted to second place;[16] she was overtaken by Indian Deepika Kumari.[17] At the Games, Barbelin finished 13th in the ranking round,[18] and was eliminated from the knockout section of the event in the round of 8.[19] Later in the year, Barbelin was part of the French team that came third in the women's team event at the 2021 World Archery Championships.[20] She was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the individual[21] and mixed team events at the Championships.[22]
She won the gold medal in the women's recurve event at the 2022 European Indoor Archery Championships held in Laško, Slovenia.[23][24] She was part of the French team that finished third in the recurve event at the 2022 Archery World Cup event in Medellín, Colombia.[25] She was part of the French team that came second in the recurve event at the 2023 European Games.[26] At the 2024 European Archery Championships, Barbellin came third in the individual recurve event and was part of the French team that won the team recurve competition.[27]
Barbellin was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, in the women's individual and women's team events.[28] The French team were eliminated in the round of 8.[29] She managed to secure a bronze medal in the women's individual event after defeating Jeon Hun-young with a score of 6–4.,becoming the first French female to win a medal in individual event.[30]
Personal life
editBarbelin is from Ley, Moselle, France.[31] She studies chemistry at Sorbonne University.[31][32] Barbelin is also an amateur pianist.[32] She is currently dating Thomas Chirault.
References
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- ^ a b "Tir à l'arc : la Marseillaise retentit pour la Dieuzoise Lisa Barbelin". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Lisa Barbelin sur le toit de l'Europe". Fédération française de tir à l'arc (in French). 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Lisa Barbelin (Archers Riomois) sacrée championne d'Europe de tir à l'arc". La Montagne (in French). 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Tir à l'arc : une médaille aux mondiaux de la jeunesse pour une Dieuzoise". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Sur le podium mondial, Lisa Barbelin vise les JO". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Lisa Barbelin : "C'est vraiment fou et génial"". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "2019 World Archery Youth Championships Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Lisa Barbelin, un Graal avant l'autre…". L'Est Républicain (in French). 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Chirault et Lisa Barbelin, leaders des équipes de France". L'Équipe (in French). 23 February 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "1999 World Archery champion Cousins shoots perfect score during second stage of Indoor Series". Inside the Games. 26 December 2020. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Tir à l'arc : Lisa Barbelin prend date à Porec". Via Moselle (in French). 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lisa Barbelin, Tanja Gellenthien lead world rankings post-Europeans". World Archery Federation. 7 June 2021. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Lisa Barbelin, championne d'Europe de tir à l'arc : "Encore de belles choses à faire cette année"". L'Équipe (in French). 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Tir à l'arc : Lisa Barbelin qualifiée pour les Jeux Olympiques". L'Équipe (in French). 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Lisa Barbelin". World Archery. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Deepika ranked No.1 after Paris exploits". The Hindu. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Archery - Ranking Round Results". Olympics.com. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Archery - BARBELIN Lisa vs VALENCIA Alejandra - 1/8 Eliminations Results". Olympics.com. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Recurve Women Team Result Bracket" (PDF). Ianseo. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Recurve Women Result brackets" (PDF). Ianseo. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Recurve Mixed Team Result Brackets" (PDF). Ianseo. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Gibson upgrades at Euros as Barbelin, Schloesser add to legends". World Archery. 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Indoor Archery Championships" (PDF). World Archery Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "MEDELLIN 2022 HYUNDAI ARCHERY WORLD CUP STAGE 4". World Archery Federation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "British women, Italian men secure team titles at 2023 European Games". World Archery. 24 June 2023. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Tir à l'arc : Les archers français tout sourire !" (in French). Sport Mag. 13 May 2024. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "JO Paris 2024 : les archères mosellanes Lisa Barbelin et Caroline Lopez officiellement sélectionnées". France Bleu (in French). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Women's team - Bracket" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Lisa Barbelin, médaillée de bronze en individuel : " Immensément fière de moi " (Tir à l'arc (F))". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Tir à l'arc : la Mosellane Lisa Barbelin en finale de l'Euro". France Bleu (in French). 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b "5 choses à savoir sur Lisa Barbelin" (in French). Olympics.com. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.