Roberval dos Santos
Medal record
Men's compound archery
Representing  Brazil
Archery World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 DubaiIndividual
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellin 30 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellin Overall
Silver medal – second place 2010 Medellin 50 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Medellin 90 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Medellin Men's team

Roberval "Tico" dos Santos (born November 15, 1969, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian archer.

Early years

Dos Santos started in archery for fun in 1989, when he bought his first bow. From 1989 to 1994 archery was only a hobby. In 1995, he became a professional archer. In this year he placed second in the Brazilian Nationals. In 1996, he was appointed to the national team to compete the Pan-American Championship in Mexico City. In 1997 he went to his first World Championships, where he finished eighth.

After Archery World Cup

In 2006, the International Archery Federation FITA started a new form of international competition, the FITA Archery World Cup, with four stages in four different countries. The best four archers in each category compete for the World Cup title in an additional stage.

In this new form of competition, and with a money prize, the archers throughout the world were able to meet more frequently and compete in the higher level.

In 2006, dos Santos won the third stage in Antalya, Turkey, making him the first Brazilian to win a World Class Event in archery.

In 2007, he finished third, fourth, and ninth in three of the four stages, advancing to the World Cup Finals in Dubai. In the semi-finals, he lost the match to Jorge Jimenes of El Salvador in the tie-breaker arrow. He then defeated Sebatien Brasseur of France to win the bronze medal.[1] He finished 2007 in the third place in the World Ranking.

In 2008, he broke the Pan American record with 1403 points, in the Round FITA (of a maximum 1440 points), becoming the 17th person to shoot above 1400 points in the world.

References

  1. ↑ "Brasileiro é bronze na Copa do Mundo de tiro com arco". Universo Online. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2012.


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