Rob Elder
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| Nationality | Fijian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's individual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 19 April 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | edit source]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 | edit source]External links
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Categories:
- 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 sport of athletics biography stubs