Amy Oliver

Amy Oliver (born 10 July 1987) is an archer from Great Britain. A competitor at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a bronze medal at the 2011 World Archery Championships, and was the women's individual recurve champion at the World Field Archery Championships in 2016. Oliver announced her retirement from the British national archery team in 2017. Early and personal life Amy Oliver was born on 10 July 1987 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire. She was first introduced to archery at age seven by her parents, who both practised the sport competitively, but it was not until ten years later that Oliver became more involved, joining an archery club and attending training sessions. Career Oliver won two medals at the European Field Championships in 2007, the second international competition in which she participated. Having achieved a silver medal in the team event, she later won gold medal in the individual event while wearing her silver medal as motivation. In 2011 she partnered with Larry Godfrey to win bronze medal in the mixed team event at the World Archery Championships in Turin. In 2016 Oliver won the women's individual recurve title at the World Field Archery Championship in Dublin, defeating Italy's Jessica Tomasi in the final. She announced her retirement from the British national archery team in 2017. As of 2017 she is a member of the Dearne Valley Archery Club.