ANDERSON Shaun

Date of Birth: 30 Jan 1973

Age: 48

Gender: Male

Sport Class: W1

Place of birth: BOKSBURG

Birth Country:

South Africa

Place of residence : PRETORIA

Residence Country:

South Africa

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Archery	Men's Individual - W1	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yumenoshima Ranking Field	Men's Individual - W1 Ranking Round	Finished
	Yumenoshima Final Field	Men's Individual - W1 1/8 Elimination #75 RSA ANDERSON SANDERSON Shaun Sport Class: W1 123 BRA LUIZ JAIME GOMES .LUIZ JAIME GOMES PERILO Helcio Sport Class: W1 123	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
17	Individual Compound - Open	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
17	Individual - W1	2019	's-Hertogenbosch, NED
33	Individual Compound - Open	2015	Donaueschingen, GER
33	Individual Compound - Open	2013	Bangkok, THA
57	Individual Compound - Open	2017	Beijing, CHN

The Terminator, The One-Armed Bandit (Athlete, 26 Jul 2016; pdby.co.za, 29 Jan 2019)

Occupation:

Wife Ilze, daughter Cailin, son Connor

Languages spoken:

Afrikaans, English, Zulu

Tuks Sport [Pretoria, RSA]

Barbara Manning [national], RSA

2012 for South Africa, in Marrakech, Morocco (Athlete, 26 Jul 2016)

In 2021 he developed kidney stones. He competed at the South African national championships against his doctor's advice the following week, before entering hospital in the following days. (up.ac.za, 06 May 2021)

He underwent shoulder reconstruction in 2012. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2016)

He took up the sport in 2011 at a local archery club. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2016)

He was looking for an activity to do with his son, and became motivated to try out archery after hearing staff at an archery shop say he could not shoot with one arm. "When they said, 'You can't do it', I just replied, 'Don't tell me I can't do something'." (Athlete, 26 Jul 2016; paralympic.org, 20 Sep 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (CGTN Africa YouTube Channel, 28 Apr 2021)

South African rugby player Francois Pienaar, English Para archer John Stubbs. (pdby.co.za, 29 Jan 2019)

Coaches Barbara Manning and Steven Ball. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2016)

Philosophy:

"There's no such word as 'can't' in my vocabulary." (paralympic.org, 20 Sep 2019)

General Interest

Classification
W1 (World Archery, 31 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency, Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 26 Jul 2016; paralympic.org, 20 Sep 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 26 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
His left arm was amputated in 2004 as the result of a motorcycle accident. A boat accident in 2017 also resulted in paralysis from the waist down. (up.ac.za, 06 May 2021; paralympic.org, 20 Sep 2019)

General
FURTHER SETBACKS
In 2017 he was involved in a boat accident with his family. A large wave hit the boat, and after convincing his family to jump into the sea, he tried getting off the boat himself, but slipped and fell into the water with the boat landing on top of him, resulting in paralysis of both legs. On the morning he checked out of rehabilitation following the accident, he returned home to find his house engulfed in flames. "Later, we sat on what was left of the stoop [porch], me and my wife along with my kids. We were all drinking wine and were crying and we were like, 'How much more can we get through?' That was really tough. It was like, 'What else?' But the good thing that came out of the house burning down was all the house was able to be rigged and fitted for me. After four months of building, we realised this was a blessing in disguise." (paralympic.org, 20 Sep 2019; up.ac.za, 06 May 2021)

OCCUPATION
He is a part-time chicken farmer. He has also hosted several archery workshops for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. (CGTN Africa YouTube Channel, 28 Apr 2021)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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