Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman
Personal information
Born December 10, 1982 (1982-12-10) (age 33)
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Website www.mattstutzman.com
Sport
Country United States
Sport Paralympic archery
Event(s) Men's individual compound
Medal record
Men's archery
Competitor for  United States
Paralympic Games
2012 London ind comp open
Arizona Cup
2014 Phoenix Phoenix
Parapan American Games
2015 Toronto [

Matt Stutzman (born December 10, 1982)[1] is an American athlete who competes in archery. He is a member of the 2012 US Paralympic Archery Team.[2] He won a silver medal at the Paralympics 2012.[1] He is currently also the world record holder for longest accurate shot in archery.[3]

Stutzman was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and currently lives in Fairfield, Iowa.[4] Born without arms, he had to learn to do everything one might normally do with one's arms, but with his feet.[5] He appears in the 2013 documentary film My Way to Olympia.[6]

Best WA world ranking position: 1st place (on 30 October 2013).

References

  1. 1 2 "Matt Stutzman". London2012.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Matt Stutzman - BP Team USA". Bpusathletes.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "World Record Attempt: "Armless Archer" Matt Stutzman Looks to Make History". YouTube. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "biography". Inspirationalarcher.com. December 10, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ "A Day in the Life: Matt Stutzman". YouTube. July 2, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ My Way to Olympia film webpage


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