Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman

Stutzman at the 2012 Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1982-12-10) December 10, 1982[1]
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Website www.mattstutzman.com
Sport
Country United States
Sport Paralympic archery
Event(s) Compound open
Coached by Randi Smith[2]

Matt Stutzman (born December 10, 1982) is an American archer. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics[1] and won a silver medal in 2012.[2] He holds a world record for longest accurate shot in archery.[3]

Stutzman was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and currently lives in Fairfield, Iowa.[4] Born without arms, he had to learn to do everything one might normally do with one's arms, but with his feet.[5] Stutzman is married and has two sons, Carter and Cameron.[2] He appears in the 2013 documentary film My Way to Olympia.[6]

Best WA world ranking position: 1st place (on 30 October 2013).

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Matt Stutzman.
  1. 1 2 Matt Stutzman. rio2016.com
  2. 1 2 3 "Matt Stutzman". London2012.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012.
  3. "World Record Attempt: "Armless Archer" Matt Stutzman Looks to Make History". YouTube. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  4. "biography". Inspirationalarcher.com. December 10, 1982. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  5. "A Day in the Life: Matt Stutzman". YouTube. July 2, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  6. My Way to Olympia film webpage


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