STRETTON Jessica

Date of Birth: 23 Mar 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Sport Class: W2

Place of birth: LONDON

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Archery	Women's Individual Compound - Open	9
	Mixed Team Compound - Open GBR Great Britain	6

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location
PR	Women's Individual Compound - Open Ranking Round	694 pts	27 August, 2021	Tokyo (JPN)

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yumenoshima Ranking Field	Women's Individual Compound - Open Ranking Round	Finished
	Yumenoshima Final Field	Mixed Team Compound - Open Quarterfinal #49 GBR Great Britain 151 IRI Islamic Rep. of Iran 153	Finished
	Yumenoshima Final Field	Women's Individual Compound - Open 1/8 Elimination #60 GBR STRETTON JSTRETTON Jessica Sport Class: W2 140 GBR PATERSON PINE PPATERSON PINE Phoebe Sport Class: ST 141	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
1	Individual Compound - W1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
	Team Compound - W1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
1	Individual - W1	2017	Beijing, CHN
1	Team W1	2017	Beijing, CHN
2	Individual Compound - Open	2019	's-Hertogenbosch, NED
2	Team Compound - Open	2019	's-Hertogenbosch, NED
3	Individual - W1	2015	Donaueschingen, GER
5	Team Compound - Open	2019	's-Hertogenbosch, NED
6	Team Compound - Open	2017	Beijing, CHN
European Championships
2	Team Compound - Open	2018	Plzen, CZE
4	Individual Compound - Open	2018	Plzen, CZE
4	Team Compound - Open	2018	Plzen, CZE

Jess (Athlete, 14 Jul 2016)

Reading, listening to music. (Twitter profile, 17 Sep 2020)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Rikki Bingham [national], GBR

2015 for Great Britain (Athlete, 14 Jul 2016)

She first tried archery at age 12 at a taster session in Stoke Mandeville, England. (dmorthotics.com, 01 Sep 2016; Athlete, 14 Jul 2016; themixedzone.co.uk, 20 May 2016)

"I first encountered the sport through a junior camp, which had lots of different activities on offer. I tried archery and fell in love immediately. I've always had really bad hand-eye coordination and was like, 'You're probably not going to be great at this, Jess, but hey, have a go anyway'. I surprised everyone around me, including myself. I went back to try it again and it took off from there." (dmorthotics.com, 01 Sep 2016; themixedzone.co.uk, 20 May 2016)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (worldarchery.org, 03 Jun 2019)

She does shooting training between 09:00 and 16:00 each day. (itv.com, 16 Apr 2021)

British Para archer John Stubbs. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2016)

Coach Rikki Bingham. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2016)

Philosophy:

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." (Athlete, 14 Jul 2016)

In 2019 she was nominated for the Female Para Archer of the Year award by World Archery, but did not win. (worldarchery.org, 31 Dec 2019)

In 2017 she was named Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [MBE] for services to archery. (assets.publishing.service.gov.uk, 01 Jan 2017)

General Interest

Classification
Open (World Archery, 28 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (Athlete, 14 Jul 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (paralympic.org, 01 Sep 2016)

General
CLASS SWITCH
She competed in her first world championships in the open compound category in 2019, after winning an individual world title as a W1 archer in 2017. "If I'm honest, it's quite exciting because I've gone from being at the top to being at the bottom and having to find my way back up. So, to be at the world champs so soon after changing, I'm actually quite pleased. It's proving that I'm making my own way in the category and that I'm fighting to get to the top." (bbc.com, 08 Jun 2019; archerygb.org, 07 Jun 2019; asianparalympic.org, 14 Apr 2019)

ORTHOTIC GLOVE
She wears an orthotic glove on her left hand to improve her hand posture and movement control. "My wrist used to get very tired during shooting. The reinforcement panelling in the glove gives support and helps to prevent my wrist from flopping down. I've worn it since the end of 2015 and I've noticed a big difference. My shots are a lot more accurate, my groups are a lot closer together and my scores have gone up." (dmorthotics.com, 01 Sep 2016)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served as an ambassador for the British Inspiration Trust, which works to promote mental wellbeing among young people in Great Britain. "As a former student, and training and competing with young athletes, I know that many young adults suffer with mental health challenges. COVID-19 is having an impact on the lives of many young people and it is vital that they receive timely help to look after their wellbeing in order to avoid long-term effects." (britishinspirationtrust.org.uk, 22 Feb 2021)

Milestones

In 2016 she was part of the first ever all-British podium sweep in archery at a Paralympic Games, after she and teammates Jo Firth and Vicky Jenkins took gold, silver and bronze, respectively, in the women's W1 event. (paralympic.org, 01 Sep 2016)

At age 16 years and 178 days she was the youngest Para archer from any nation to win a medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jan 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PR:: Paralympic Record

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