Jean-Charles Valladont

Jean-Charles Valladont
Valladont at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1989-03-20) 20 March 1989
Besançon, France[1]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportArchery
Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroIndividual
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Mexico CityTeam
Bronze medal – third place2013 BelekTeam
World Games
Gold medal – first place2013 CaliIndividual
European Games
Gold medal – first place2019 MinskTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 NottinghamIndividual
Gold medal – first place2024 EssenTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 NottinghamMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2018 LegnicaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2024 EssenIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2026 AntalyaTeam
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 LaškoTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 LaškoIndividual

Jean-Charles Valladont (born 20 March 1989) is a French archer. He competed at the 2008, 2016, 2020[3] and 2024 Summer Olympics,[4] winning silver medals in 2016 and 2024.[2][5] He won another silver medal at the 2015 World Cup.[6]

Career

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Valladont finished his ranking round with a total of 656 points, which gave him the 35th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Michael Naray in the first round. Naray, who was the 30th seed won the match by 108–106. He was eliminated in the following round by Viktor Ruban who would eventually win the gold medal.[7]

Valladont won the silver medal in the men's recurve event at the 2022 European Indoor Archery Championships held in Laško, Slovenia.[8] He also won the gold medal in the men's team recurve event.[8]

Valladont won the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve event at the 2024 European Archery Championships held in Essen, Germany.[9] He also won the gold medal in the men's team recurve event.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean-Charles Valladont". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "VALLADONT Jean-Charles". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "VALLADONT Jean-Charles". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "VALLADONT Jean-Charles". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Battue en finale des JO par la Corée du Sud, l'équipe de France de tir à l'arc prend la médaille d'argent". L’Equipe. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Jean-Charles Valladont". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jean-Charles Valladont". Beijing 2008 Olympics. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  8. 1 2 "2022 European Indoor Archery Championships" (PDF). World Archery Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  9. 1 2 "2024 European Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). IANSEO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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