Rob Elder
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| Nationality | Fijian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1981 Suva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's individual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rob Elder (born 25 April 1981 in Suva) is an athlete from Fiji. He competes in archery.
Elder competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 48th overall.[1] He also qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's individual archery, coming 63 in the ranking round, before almost pulling off a shock comeback over Korean Kim Bub-min (who had earlier won a bronze in the team event). After being 4-0 down, before losing 6–4 in the deciding set in the 1/32 elimination round, needing to shoot 10 for victory, he could only manage a 6.[2]
Achievements in other sports
[edit]In his early years, he was also competing successfully in athletics.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1997 | Oceania Youth Championships | Suva, Fiji | 1st | High jump | 1.93 m |
| 1998 | Oceania Junior Championships | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga | 2nd | High jump | 1.95 m |
| Oceania Championships | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga | 2nd | High jump | 1.95 m | |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rob Elder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "London 2012 Olympic results". Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
External links
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Olympic archers for Fiji
- Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Fijian male archers
- Sportspeople from Suva
- Fijian high jumpers
- Pacific Games silver medalists for Fiji
- Pacific Games medalists in archery
- Archery biography stubs
- Fijian sportspeople stubs
- Oceanian athletics biography stubs